Another Thin Man (1939) - full transcript

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS.

HEY! WAIT FOR BABY.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Woman: COME IN.

BUTTERFIELD 84597.

WHERE DO WE
PUT THESE, LADY?

PUT THAT THERE...

AND PUT THAT THERE.

AND PUT THAT HERE.

YES, SIR.

UH-UH. DON'T BE RUDE.
YOU'LL GET YOURS.



Nora: MRS. MERRICK,
PLEASE.

IS THE BABY ALL RIGHT?

YES, MA'AM.
HE'S ASLEEP.

WOULD YOU MIND WAITING
UNTIL THE NEW NURSE COMES?

YES, MA'AM.

DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER
TO DROP IN OFTEN.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE,
MR. CHARLES.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE

"CALL LONG ISLAND OPERATOR
NUMBER 15."

DON'T YOU THINK
YOU OUGHT TO CALL HER?

CERTAINLY NOT.
SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN THAT.

I TOLD HER I WAS BRINGING
THE WIFE ON THIS TIME.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I ALWAYS
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED

THAT YOU'RE KIDDING.



OH, HELLO, DARLING.

WE JUST GOT IN
A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

UH, JUST A MOMENT--

WILL YOU BRING UP A PASSKEY
FOR THAT CONNECTING DOOR?

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

OH, WE HAD A LOVELY TRIP.

NICK WAS SOBER
IN KANSAS CITY.

THAT'S A VERY
BITTER WOMAN.

TONIGHT?
OH, WE'D LOVE TO.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO
A NIGHTCLUB IN--

HELLO?

I'M SORRY,
MRS. CHARLES,

BUT IT'S LONG ISLAND
AGAIN,

AND THEY INSIST ON
CUTTING IN.

YES, I'LL TELL HER.

GO AHEAD,
LONG ISLAND.

HELLO? HELLO, NORA?
THIS IS COLONEL MacFAY.

WELL, DON'T YOU EVER PAY
ANY ATTENTION TO YOUR MESSAGES?

OH, WELL, HOW ARE YOU?
HOW'S THE FAMOUS DETECTIVE?

OH? QUIT, HAS HE?
I SHOULD'VE THOUGHT

WITH ALL THE PUBLICITY HE GOT
OVER THE LAST 2 CASES...

OH. I SEE.

WELL, LISTEN, YOUNG LADY.
I'VE SENT MY CAR IN FOR YOU.

THE WEEKEND?
I DON'T THINK...

WE JUST
GOT OFF A TRAIN.

AND THERE'S
THE BABY, YOU KNOW.

I'M AFRAID--

STOP.

HE JUST WANTS
TO GET ME DOWN THERE

TO GO OVER THAT
YEARLY STATEMENT.

IT ISN'T ABOUT BUSINESS,
IS IT, COLONEL MacFAY?

OH.

TOLD YOU.

WELL, CAN'T IT WAIT
TILL YOU COME TO TOWN?

NO, NO, NO.
I'M NOT COMING TO TOWN.

I'M JUST STAYING CLOSE
TO THE HOUSE FOR A WHILE.

YOU'VE GOT TO COME TO ME
THIS TIME.

WELL, THAT'S NOT
MUCH TO ASK.

VERY WELL.
WE'LL COME.

[GROANS]

WELL, AFTER ALL, WE'VE
NEVER BEEN DOWN THERE.

IT'LL BE NICE
IN THE COUNTRY.

A QUIET WEEKEND...

GOOD AIR
FOR THE BABY, AND...

I THINK
THEY HAVE A POOL.

I'LL SEE A LOT
OF THAT POOL.

I'LL BE UP
TO MY EARS

IN FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS,

BUSINESS
FORECASTS...

WE HAVE TO DO IT SOMETIME.

HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING
WITHOUT YOU.

HONEY, YOU SHOULDN'T
TRY TO FIGURE OUT

A HIGHLY TECHNICAL
PROBLEM LIKE THAT.

YOU'LL STRAIN YOURSELF.

YOU SEE?

HI-HO, SEEMS LIKE
MAN'S WORK IS NEVER DONE.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Nora: COME IN.

BEG PARDON, MA'AM.

I'M COLONEL MacFAY'S
CHAUFFEUR.

OH, YES.

I THOUGHT I MIGHT HELP
WITH YOUR LUGGAGE.

AS YOU WISH.

[KNOCKS]

COME IN.

I'M FROM
THE SHERWOODS AGENCY.

OH, YES. MISS...

DOROTHY.
DOROTHY WATERS.

THESE ARE
MY REFERENCES.

HAS SHERWOODS SPOKE
TO YOU ABOUT SALARY?

YES,
MRS. CHARLES.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME
FOR SAYING SO, MRS. CHARLES,

IT TAKES NEARLY 2 HOURS
TO GET OUT TO COLONEL MacFAY'S.

IT DOES?

IT'S GETTING RATHER LATE.
WE OUGHT TO HURRY.

YES, WE HAVE TO
GO TO LONG ISLAND,

SO I'LL PHONE THE AGENCY
LATER, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

OH, NO, INDEED.

THE BABY'S AWAKE NOW,
MRS. CHARLES.

[KNOCKS]

I DON'T WONDER.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[KNOCKING]
OH, DEAR...

COME IN!

ARE YOU THE PARTY THAT
WANTED THE PASSKEY?

PARTY? I'M MORE LIKE A RIOT.

THE BEDROOM,
THE CONNECTING DOOR.

SORRY, MA'AM,
WE'LL HAVE TO HURRY.

SHALL I TAKE
THE BABY?

OR SHALL I?

OH, BOY...

BOY, THIS IS
GONNA BE A CINCH.

HEAVEN HELP HONEST FOLK
IN A HOTEL LIKE THIS.

NICK! WELL,
I'M A MONKEY'S UNCLE!

I DIDN'T KNOW THIS
WAS YOUR APARTMENT.

HIYA, CREEPS.

GEE, I'M GLAD
TO SEE YOU, NICK.

YEAH?

YEAH, EVEN IF IT DID
COST ME

ONE OF THE PRETTIEST JOBS
I EVER LINED UP FOR MYSELF.

YOU KNOW, I BEEN TRYING
TO GET MY HANDS ON THOSE KEYS

FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS.

WELL, THAT'S THAT.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

NICKY,
WE MUST HURRY.

HOW ARE YOU, MRS. CHARLES?
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?

OH, I'M FINE.

MOMMY, THIS IS
CREEPS BINDER. REMEMBER?

CREEPS?

CREEPS--CREEPS!
YOU REMEMBER?

NICK SENT ME
UP THE RIVER.

OH. IT'S NICE

YOU DON'T FEEL
BAD ABOUT IT.

WHY SHOULD I?

GEE, IT TOOK A GENIUS
TO OUTSMART ME.

DON'T WANT
TO TOUCH ME?

REALLY, CREEPS.

YOU SHOULDN'T RUN
HIM DOWN LIKE THAT.

OH, NO,
MRS. CHARLES.

[RUFF RUFF]

NICK, HE'S
DOING SOMETHING.

WELL, I GUESS I WON'T
NEED THIS ANYMORE.

OH, DO YOU MIND?

NO, MAKE YOURSELF
AT HOME.

Nora: WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

ASTA'S BONE.

SHOULDN'T LEAVE IT AROUND.
YOU'RE OLDER THAN HE IS.

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER.

[RUFF RUFF]

Creeps:
GEE. A BABY.

Nick:
YES, YES.

YOURS?

YES.

WELL WHAT
DO YOU KNOW?

IS IT A BOY?

CERTAINLY.

HEY,
KITCHY-KITCH.

WHAT IS IT HERE?

SAY HELLO
TO MR. BINDER.

CAN HE TALK?

A FEW WORDS.

WELL, I OUGHT TO
RATE ONE OF THEM.

HOW ABOUT IT?
COME ON, SEE?

HUH?

Nick:
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO THINK

WHO HE LOOKS LIKE.

ANYONE I KNOW?

I GOT IT--
IT'S THE MISSIS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU HAD A KID?

WELL, YOU KNOW.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO FEEL

THAT WAY ABOUT HIM.

HE'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU SHOULD SEE SOME
OF THE MONKEYS I SEE.

AND THE FATHERS
ARE TAKING BOWS.

FEEL BETTER NOW, MOMMY?

HOW OLD IS HE?

HE'LL BE A YEAR
NEXT MONDAY.

MONDAY? WE'LL
THROW HIM A PARTY.

I'LL GET THE MOB TO
BRING THEIR KIDS OVER

AND WE'LL
THROW HIM A PARTY.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WELL, UH...

WE HAVE TO GO
TO THE COUNTRY.

YES. WE DON'T QUITE
KNOW HOW LONG--

IT'S A DATE, THEN.

I'LL GET MY BROTHER

TO LET ME BRING
HIS KIDS OVER.

HE'S GOT 2 OF
THE CUTEST LITTLE--

WELL,
THAT'S VERY KIND--

NOW LEAVE IT TO
CREEPSIE, MRS. CHARLES.

I'LL THROW YOU
A BABY PARTY

YOU NEVER SEEN
THE LIKE OF.

KOOTCHY-KOOTCHY.

YOUR FATHER HAS
SUCH LOVELY FRIENDS.

OH,
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

THINK NOTHING OF IT.
GLAD TO DO IT.

Nick: HOW MUCH
FURTHER IS IT?

WELL, THE HOUSE
IS A LITTLE WAYS

UP THE HILL
TO THE LEFT.

IT'S ABOUT A MILE
AROUND TO THE GATES.

HEY! STOP THE CAR!

WE BETTER NOT,
MR. CHARLES.

STOP THE CAR,
I TELL YOU!

ALL RIGHT...

Nora: WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME
IF I TOLD YOU.

COME BACK HERE,
ASTA.

Nora: WHAT ARE YOU
HUNTING FOR?

I THOUGHT I KNEW,

BUT NOW I'LL TAKE
ANYTHING I CAN FIND.

WHAT IS IT?

NOT A THING.

I WISH YOU'D TELL ME
WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE CHAUFFEUR?

HE WAS SCARED.
NOW I AM.

SCARED OF WHAT?
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SCARED OF.

MOMMY, LET'S GO
BACK TO NEW YORK.

WE CAN'T DO THAT.

COLONEL MacFAY'S
EXPECTING US.

WELL, THEN, LET'S GO
SOMEPLACE AND GET A DRINK

AND THINK IT OVER.

WELL, THE NEAREST DRINK
IS MacFAY'S.

MOMMY, YOU'RE
A STUBBORN WOMAN.

WOULD YOU, UH...
MIND OPENING THE GATES?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WE'RE BRINGING BACK
COLONEL MacFAY'S CAR.

I SEE THAT, ALL RIGHT,

BUT HOW DO I KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT?

UH...THIS IS
THE CHARLES FAMILY.

NICK CHARLES AND FAMILY?

ANYONE CAN SAY THAT.

THEN SUPPOSE YOU SAY IT
TO COLONEL MacFAY?

THERE'S A PARTY
DOWN HERE.

HE SAYS HIS NAME
IS CHARLES.

YEAH? WELL, HE LOOKS TO ME
LIKE A POOL PARLOR DUDE.

OK, IF YOU SAY SO.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

HEY, THERE!
JUST A MINUTE.

JUST A MINUTE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
WE'VE BEEN ANNOUNCED.

THOSE ARE MY FEET.

Guard: WHAT'S THE IDEA
OF THE KID?

WELL, WE HAVE A DOG,
AND HE WAS LONESOME.

THAT WAS THE IDEA,
WASN'T IT, MOMMY?

Nora: WHAT IS
ALL THIS ABOUT?

YOU'LL FIND OUT.

I'LL GO WITH YOU TO SEE
THAT YOU ARRIVE SAFE.

COME IN, COME IN.

YOU, MAKE YOURSELF
USEFUL FOR ONCE

AND BRING IN
THE BAGS.

I'M MRS. BELLAM,
THE HOUSEKEEPER.

WE'RE SORRY WE'RE LATE,
BUT WE LOST YOUR CHAUFFEUR.

OH, BLESS YOUR HEART,
THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

THINK NO MORE ABOUT IT.

COME THIS WAY.

BUT ALL THESE GUARDS
AND EVERYTHING--

IS THE COLONEL
ALL RIGHT?

OH, BLESS YOU, YES.

HE'S WAITING DINNER.

BUT THEN,
YOU NEEDN'T HURRY.

IF YOU'LL
JUST FOLLOW ME.

Colonel: I WON'T HAVE IT!
I'M NOT A CHILD!

I WON'T PUT UP WITH IT!

WHAT'S THE USE IN SAYING
WE WON'T PUT UP WITH IT

WHEN WE ARE
PUTTING UP WITH IT?

IT'S A LOT OF
APRIL FOOLERY!

YOU CALL IT WHAT YOU LIKE.
I SEEN WHAT I SEEN.

IT WAS THE CUBAN.

I DON'T THINK YOU NEED
TO WORRY ANYMORE, SIR.

OBVIOUSLY, THE TWO MEN
HAD A FALLING-OUT.

ONE OF THEM KILLED
THE OTHER, SO--

THE OTHER? I'M THE ONE
THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE KILLED!

FATHER, DEAR,
FREDDIE MEANS--

[DOG GROWLING]

JESSIE, DOWN!

AH, AT LAST.

HOW ARE YOU,
COLONEL?

HOW ARE YOU,
MY DEAR?

Nick: COLONEL.

WASN'T THERE A BODY
IN THE ROAD, MR. CHARLES?

HE DON'T BELIEVE ME.

OH, YES, YES.

YOU SEE?

A BODY?

YES, IT WAS GONE
WHEN I WENT BACK.

AW, JUST A TRICK.
ALL PART OF THE GAME,

PART OF THE PLAN
TO TERRIFY ME.

NOW GO ON, GO ON, GO ON.

EVERYBODY BRINGS
THESE WILD STORIES TO ME

BUT NOBODY
TRIES TO HELP ME.

WHAT IS IT,
COLONEL?

NOTHING WRONG
WITH NORA'S ESTATE?

ESTATE, ESTATE!

IS THAT ALL YOU'RE
WORRIED ABOUT?

DOESN'T ANYBODY CARE
WHAT HAPPENS TO ME?

FATHER, DEAR, WHY DON'T
YOU HAVE DINNER FIRST?

THEN YOU CAN TELL THEM
ALL ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS.

NONE OF US HAVE EVEN MET
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES YET.

OH, MY ADOPTED
DAUGHTER, LOIS.

SEEMS AWFUL WE'VE
NEVER MET BEFORE.

YES,
DOESN'T IT?

OH, AND I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET MY FIAN--

MR. DUDLEY HORN.

Both: HOW DO YOU DO?

AND THIS IS MR. COLEMAN,
FATHER'S SECRETARY.

HOW DO YOU DO?

JESSIE, DOWN!
DOWN, JESSIE!

CHARMED, I'M SURE.

LOIS, TAKE THIS DOG OF YOURS
OUTSIDE WHERE IT BELONGS.

WHERE ARE
YOUR MANNERS?

COME ON.

Colonel:
INFERNAL NUISANCE.

Nora: IT WASN'T HIS FAULT.
NICK SMELLS LIKE A DOG.

HMM?

I MEAN HE SMELLS
LIKE ASTA.

NOW, ARE YOU READY
FOR DINNER?

UH, YES,
I WOULD LIKE--

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
NEVER MIND ABOUT WASHING.

HERE, FREDDIE.
LOCK UP THAT LIQUOR CABINET.

BUT MAYBE MR. AND
MRS. CHARLES WOULD LIKE A--

MRS. CHARLES
DOESN'T DRINK,

AND I WANT MR. CHARLES
TO HAVE A CLEAR MIND.

NOW, WHERE ARE THE OTHERS?

I NEVER KNEW SUCH A LOT.

AS IF I HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH
TO WORRY ME.

HERE YOU ARE, SIR.

THANK YOU. TELL THEM
TO SERVE DINNER.

YES, SIR.

GUESS I BETTER
GET IT OVER.

I WANT TO HAVE A TALK
WITH YOU.

I WANT TO GET YOU
WORKING ON THIS.

I CAME DOWN HERE
TO DISCUSS BUSINESS.

NORA'S ESTATE.

WELL, THIS IS BUSINESS.
NORA'S BUSINESS, YOUR BUSINESS.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN TO THE ESTATE

IF SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO ME.

NOTHING'S GOING
TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU GO ON IN,

I'LL SEND THE BABY
UPSTAIRS,

AND I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THINGS.

DON'T BE LONG.
AND PUT THE LIGHTS OUT.

NO USE WASTING MONEY.

Nick: GETTING ME INTO
ANOTHER CASE, HUH?

THAT OLD PENNY PINCHER

CAN AFFORD THE BEST DETECTIVE
IN THE BUSINESS.

HE'S JUST TRYING
TO GET ONE FOR NOTHING.

YOU'RE ABETTING HIM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

NO? THEN WHAT WAS ALL
THAT BUSINESS AT THE DOOR?

I WAS JUST PICKING
HIS POCKET.

I HAVEN'T BEEN MARRIED
TO YOU FOR NOTHING.

MOMMY.

Colonel: SUPPOSING YOU HAD
SOMEBODY WORKING FOR YOU...

AND HE DID SOMETHING
THEY PUT HIM IN JAIL FOR?

HE DID IT,
YOU DIDN'T DO IT.

YOU EVEN TRIED TO GET
HIS SENTENCE CUT DOWN,

BUT YOU COULDN'T.

WELL, WHEN HE GETS OUT,

HE COMES TO YOU AND SAYS
IT'S YOUR FAULT.

YOUR FAULT?

HE WANTS A LOT OF MONEY.

AND WHEN YOU WON'T
GIVE IT TO HIM, HE SAYS

HE HOPES YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BE PIGHEADED,

BECAUSE HE'S DREAMED TWICE
ABOUT YOUR DYING...

AND THE THIRD TIME
HE DREAMS THINGS,

THEY COME TRUE.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I WOULDN'T THINK

I'D HAVE TO HURRY UP
MY DYING ON HIS ACCOUNT.

WAS THIS THE MAN PLAYING
DEAD BESIDE THE ROAD?

NO, THAT'S HIS SERVANT.

THE TWO OF THEM HAVE TERRORIZED
THE WHOLE PLACE.

HAVE YOU REPORTED THEM
TO THE POLICE?

I'M NOT ALTOGETHER A FOOL!
OF COURSE I HAVE!

THEY CAN'T VERY WELL
ARREST A MAN

JUST BECAUSE HE
TOLD YOU HIS DREAM.

BUT HE TELLS ME HE'S
DREAMING ABOUT ME DYING.

I KNOW CHURCH WELL ENOUGH
TO KNOW THAT'S A THREAT.

CHURCH?

PHIL CHURCH. AN ENGINEER.
WORKED FOR ME 10 YEARS AGO.

AND HE'S BEEN
IN JAIL EVER SINCE.

YES.

AHEM.

Nick: UH-HUH...

Dudley: YES, HE CUT OUT
ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

HE'S BEEN LIVING
DOWN THE ROAD HERE

FOR THE PAST 10 DAYS.

YOU THINK HE REALLY
MEANS TO KILL YOU?

NO, NO, NO!

I DON'T THINK HE MEANS
TO KILL ME, I KNOW IT!

PLEASE, FATHER.
MR. CHARLES IS ONLY TRYING

TO GET IT STRAIGHT
IN HIS MIND.

THERE'S NOTHING
TO GET STRAIGHT!

THE MAN MEANS TO KILL ME,

AND I'M ASKING MR. CHARLES
NOT TO LET HIM DO IT.

THAT'S SIMPLE ENOUGH,
ISN'T IT?

EVEN FOR MR. CHARLES.

NO.

COLONEL MacFAY?

YES, YES, YES, WELL?

THE SWIMMING
POOL'S ON FIRE.

WHAT?!

NICKIE!

[MEN SHOUTING]

STAY WHERE
YOU ARE!

ONE MOVE OUT OF YOU,

AND I'LL BLOW YOUR HEAD
OFF THE END OF YOUR NECK!

HOLD THEM.

KILL HIM IF HE EVEN
BATS AN EYE.

TOM! TAKE THAT GUN OUT
OF MR. CHARLES'S FACE

AND STOP BELLOWING.

AWFULLY GLAD
TO SEE YOU, MR. HORN.

IT AIN'T THE RIGHT GUY.

Dudley: WHAT IS IT?

IT'S THE DOG.

JESSIE?

YUP.
DEAD?

YES. THROAT'S CUT.

HE WAS A SWELL DOG.

THIS IS GOING TO BE
TOUGH ON LOIS.

FIND ANYTHING?

ONLY THEM.

THEY DON'T LOOK
LIKE NOTHING.

DON'T LEAD NOWHERE.

THEY'RE FOOTPRINTS,
ALL RIGHT.

OUR MAN HAD RAGS
WRAPPED AROUND HIS FEET.

YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT
THEM THINGS, MISTER?

YES, BACK HOME
I'M A BOY SCOUT.

Lois:
WHAT'S HAPPENED, DUDLEY?

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S JESSIE.
JESSIE?

HE'S BEEN KILLED.
OH, NO!

PLEASE DON'T, DARLING.

YOU'D BETTER GO BACK
TO THE HOUSE.

WHY'D THEY HAVE TO DO
AN AWFUL THING LIKE THAT?

PLEASE DON'T.
FREDDIE, TAKE HER BACK.

IS THIS THE KIND OF THING
THAT'S BEEN GOING ON?

MORE OR LESS.
SOME OF IT'S SILLY,

BUT IT'S NASTY, TOO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND
ALL THESE TRICKS?

WHAT'S CHURCH
REALLY UP TO?

TRYING TO SCARE
THE COLONEL

INTO COMING ACROSS
WITH SOME MONEY.

COULD ANY OF THE PEOPLE ON
THE INSIDE BE WORKING WITH HIM?

OH, I DON'T THINK SO.

SERVANTS AREN'T MUCH GOOD,
BUT I IMAGINE THEY'RE HONEST.

DOES MacFAY REALLY
OWE HIM ANYTHING?

NOT THE WAY
WE LOOK AT IT.

YOU SEE, HIS JOB
WAS TO GET RESULTS

WITHOUT BOTHERING
THE COLONEL

WITH TOO MANY
OF THE DETAILS.

WE WERE TRYING TO
PUT OVER A...WELL,

LET'S CALL IT A PUBLIC
UTILITIES ENTERPRISE,

AND SOME OF THE DETAILS
WERE PRETTY ILLEGAL,

WERE TRACED
AS FAR AS CHURCH.

BUT NOT AS FAR
AS THE COLONEL, EH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

IN OTHER WORDS,
IF EVERYTHING GOES OK,

THE COLONEL
GETS THE PROFITS.

IF NOT,
CHURCH GOES TO JAIL.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

AND THAT'S YOUR JOB
WITH THE COLONEL NOW?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

Lois: HOW COULD THEY DO

A HORRIBLE THING
LIKE THAT?

WHY, I'VE HAD HIM EVER
SINCE HE WAS A PUPPY.

HOW DO THEY GET IN HERE?

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
HOW DO THEY GET IN?

WELL?

I'M AFRAID THE BATH HOUSE
IS PRETTY BADLY DAMAGED.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE BATH HOUSES OR THE DOGS!

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO TO PROTECT ME?

IF THEY CAN GET IN HERE
TO DO THIS,

THEY CAN GET IN HERE
TO DO ANYTHING.

YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME,
CHARLES.

HAVE YOU TRIED
TALKING TO CHURCH?

YES, BUT IT DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD.
I USED TO WORK UNDER HIM,

AND HE SEEMS TO THINK I HAD
A HAND IN SENDING HIM UP.

HOW ABOUT MAKING
A BARGAIN WITH HIM?

AFTER ALL, HE DID DO
10 YEARS IN JAIL.

I WON'T PAY HIM
A PENNY!

HE CAN BURN THE HOUSE DOWN
BEFORE I PAY HIM A CENT.

MAYBE MR. CHARLES
IS RIGHT, FATHER.

MAYBE IT WOULD BE
BETTER IF YOU--

I'LL THANK YOU
TO KEEP OUT OF THIS.

WHEN I WANT YOUR OPINION,
I'LL ASK FOR IT.

DON'T YOU DARE
TALK TO HER THAT WAY!

YOU OUGHT TO BE THANKFUL

SHE CARES WHETHER
YOU LIVE OR DIE.

FREDDIE!

YOU LITTLE--

YOU CAN'T BULLDOZE ME
ANY LONGER.

I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH
MONEY YOU HAVE.

THAT MAY INTEREST
DUDLEY--

BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
A THING TO ME!

NOW, LOOK HERE, FREDDIE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON LOIS,

BUT DON'T MAKE ANY CRACKS
LIKE THAT.

DUDLEY--

WHAT'S THIS?

WHAT IF I AM
IN LOVE WITH HER?

THAT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS
BUT MY OWN.

AND IF YOU REALLY
CARED FOR HER,

YOU WOULDN'T LET THAT OLD
MAN TALK TO HER THAT WAY.

WHY, SHE'S
TOO GOOD FOR YOU.

AND FOR YOU, TOO!
AND YOU NEEDN'T BOTHER

TO FIRE ME--I'M GOING!

IS THIS TRUE?

HAS THAT YOUNG WHIPPERSNAPPER
BEEN MAKING UP TO YOU?

NO, NO,
OF COURSE NOT.

HE'S NEVER SAID
ANYTHING THAT--

AND YOU, DUDLEY--

YOU OUGHT TO BE
ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!

LOIS? LOIS!

ALL RIGHT, DESERT ME,
ALL OF YOU!

GO ON, YOU TOO,
WHY DON'T YOU GO?

COLONEL MacFAY,
IT'S JUST THE BABY.

TAKE YOUR
PRECIOUS BABY AND GO!

AND UNDERSTAND,
THIS IS THE END!

THERE'S THE MINING
COMPANY'S REPORTS,

THE LUMBER COMPANY,
AND THE RAILWAY.

THERE YOU ARE.

NOW YOU TAKE THEM ON.
FROM NOW ON, YOU MANAGE THEM.

I'M THROUGH!

HOW DO YOU LIKE
YOUR QUIET WEEKEND?

"PRODUCTION OF LUMBER,
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED."

GOOD HEAVENS,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

OH, SURE, SURE.

THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S THE INDIRECT RATIO
BETWEEN THE SALES APPRECIATION

AND THE UNREALIZED INVENTORY
LOSSES. YOU UNDERSTAND?

OH, YES.

BUT, NATURALLY,

ALLOWANCE HAS TO BE MADE FOR
THE MAJOR CYCLICAL DOWNSWING--

YOU GET THAT, OF COURSE.

NATURALLY.

OH, DO YOU?

COURSE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE

A FAIR DEGREE OF ACCURACY
BY REFERENCE

TO A STRAIGHT-LINE
CORRELATION FORMULA.

DON'T YOU THINK

YOU'D BETTER GO
AND SEE CHURCH?

MOMMY...

I'M GOING.

[RUFF RUFF]

HEY, ASTA! COME HERE!

[CLAPS HANDS]

THAT'S NOT THAT KIND
OF A CAT.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU

STICKING YOUR PRETTY
NOSE IN HERE FOR, CHUM?

SORRY,
THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

ALL RIGHT...

YOU MADE YOUR JOKE.

NOW PULL YOUR FREIGHT.
GET GOIN'.

JUST AS YOU SAY, CHIEF.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.
MR. CHURCH EXPECTING YOU.

OH...

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING
TO CATCH COLD,

LYING IN DAMP ROADS
ON DARK NIGHTS.

OH, NO, SIR. I DRESS
WARM IN THIS COUNTRY.

I'M PHIL CHURCH.

HOW DO YOU DO?

SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS SMITTY.

WE CAN TALK
IN FRONT OF HER.

HI.
HOW DO YOU DO?

HAVE A DRINK?

OH, YES. YES.

DUM-DUM!

SIT DOWN.

GO ON WITH YOUR
PACKING, HONEY.

YOU BET.

GOING AWAY?

YEAH,
BACK TO CUBA.

BE NICE IF YOU COULD
GIVE US ALL THE GORY

DETAILS FIRST, THOUGH.

GORY DETAILS?
EH.

OH, YOU MEAN THE DEAD DOG
AND THE BURNING BATH HOUSE?

NO, AFTERWARDS.

NOTHING HAPPENED
AFTERWARDS.

BUT I DREAMED...

LOOK, YOU'RE NOT
TRICKING ME, ARE YOU?

NO.

YOU GIVE ME YOUR WORD

THAT NOTHING HAPPENED
AFTERWARDS?

MY WORD.
HE'S NUTS.

IF YOU LISTEN TO HIM,
HE'LL HAVE YOU NUTS, TOO.

YOU CAN LAUGH
IF YOU WANT TO,

BUT I DON'T LAUGH
AT MY DREAMS.

LISTEN...I CAME
ALL THE WAY

BACK FROM CUBA
AFTER THE SECOND ONE

TO TRY TO MAKE
THE COLONEL SEE REASON

BEFORE
IT WAS TOO LATE.

BECAUSE THE THIRD ONE'S
THE END ON MY SCHEDULE.

WELL...

THIS AFTERNOON
I HAD THE THIRD DREAM.

HOW DOES HE USUALLY DIE
IN THESE DREAMS?

OH, HE'S...

ALL BATTERED UP,
HIS THROAT CUT...

IT'S ALL KIND OF
MESSY.

IT'S...JUST
THE SORT OF DEATH

YOU'D EXPECT
THAT SLOB TO HAVE.

BE FUNNY IF IT HAPPENED
THAT WAY, WOULDN'T IT?

NO, IT'S FUNNIER
THAT IT DIDN'T.

HEY, LOOK--YOU SURE
HE'S ALL RIGHT?

HOW LONG AGO
DID YOU LEAVE HIM?

HALF AN HOUR.

MUST HAVE HAPPENED
AFTER YOU LEFT.

WELL, THAT'S THE END OF HIM
AS A POSSIBLE GOLD MINE.

NOW WE GOT TO THINK
ABOUT YOU.

ME?

YEAH.

WHY PICK ON ME?
I CAN INTRODUCE YOU

TO A LOT OF
RICH PEOPLE.

DON'T KID ME,
CHARLES.

YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW
WAS MacFAY'S PARTNER

BACK IN THE DAYS
WHEN MY FOOT SLIPPED.

IF MY FATHER-IN-LAW
HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS,

I'LL GIVE YOU A CHECK
RIGHT NOW.

BUT I WANT PROOF.

THERE'S ALWAYS
THE CATCH IN IT. PROOF!

LOOK, NOBODY BUT ME WAS
PUTTING ANYTHING ON PAPER

IN THOSE DAYS, CHARLES.

THAT'S WHY NOBODY BUT ME
WENT OVER.

KNEW YOU WERE GONNA BE
TOUGH TO DEAL WITH,

AND I CAN'T HONESTLY SAY

THAT I'VE EVER DREAMED
ABOUT YOU...

OR ABOUT YOUR WIFE...

OR ABOUT YOUR...BABY...

YET.

Church: STOP IT,
DUM-DUM! STOP IT!

TSK TSK.
MEN ARE SUCH ROWDIES.

THAT'S TO REMIND YOU
NOT TO DREAM ABOUT MY FAMILY.

CALL A CAB.

WE'LL CATCH
THE 9:00 TRAIN.

STILL HEADED FOR CUBA?

STILL CUBA.

BUT I'LL BE BACK.

I THINK
AS TIME GOES ON

YOU'LL SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR
TO DOING BUSINESS WITH ME.

YOU MEAN CONTINUE
TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU.

COME ALONG, ASTA.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE.

[RUFF RUFF]

THANKS FOR
NOT SHOOTING ME.

OH, THAT WOULD ONLY HAVE
MADE THINGS WORSE.

[CHUCKLES]

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

THERE YOU ARE,
3 FOR NEW YORK.

NOW, WHAT WILL
YOU HAVE?

YES, JUST
THIS MINUTE.

WANT ME
TO STOP THEM?

NO, NO,
THAT'S FINE, THANKS.

THEY'VE LEFT.

Lois:
THANK HEAVEN.

Freddie:
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

Colonel: I KNEW
YOU'D SCARE HIM OFF.

I WOULDN'T BE TOO SURE
IT'S OVER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

MY GUESS IS THAT

WHATEVER HE MEANT TO DO
IN THE FIRST PLACE

HE STILL MEANS TO DO.

IF I WERE YOU, COLONEL,
I'D MOVE TO NEW YORK.

I'M GOING TO STAY
RIGHT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. REMEMBER, THOUGH,
THAT IF YOU STAY HERE

YOU'RE...VERY APT TO
STAY HERE.

NONSENSE. AS LONG AS HE
KNEW YOU WERE HERE,

HE LIT OUT. THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT HIS TALK WITH ME
DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT.

HE WANTS TO INCLUDE
NORA AND ME IN THIS SHAKEDOWN

ON THE GROUNDS THAT
HER FATHER WAS YOUR PARTNER.

WAS HE IN ON THIS MESS?

BECAUSE IF HE WAS,
I WANT TO SETTLE WITH CHURCH.

SURE, SURE--GIVE HIM
ANYTHING HE WANTS.

A FEW THOUSAND HERE,
A FEW THOUSAND THERE,

WHAT'S IT MATTER?
IT ALL GROWS ON TREES.

THAT ISN'T ANSWERING
MY QUESTION.

RUN ALONG. ALL OF YOU.
RUN ALONG.

Dudley:
GOOD NIGHT, SIR.

Lois:
GOOD NIGHT, FATHER.

YOU KNOW MY FATHER
WASN'T IN THIS

IF THERE
WAS ANYTHING WRONG.

MY FATHER WAS JUST
AS HONEST AS YOURS.

SOMEDAY YOU'LL FIND WHAT A HOT
RECOMMENDATION THAT IS.

[DOOR CLOSES]

YOU KNEW NORA'S FATHER,
CHARLES.

DO YOU THINK
HE WAS A CROOK?

NO.

DO YOU THINK
I'M A CROOK?

NO...

WELL, FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT,

CAN YOU PRETEND
YOU THINK I AM?

I CAN DO THAT,
ALL RIGHT.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.
NOW, NORA'S FATHER

KNEW MORE ABOUT
LUMBER AND MINES

THAN ANY MAN
IN THIS COUNTRY.

BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW
THE FIRST WORD

ABOUT FINANCE--
I DID.

SO IF I'M A CROOK,

AND NORA'S FATHER'S
AN HONEST MAN,

WHY SHOULD I
GIVE HIM A SHARE

OF ANY CROOKED DEAL
I PUT OVER?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
A WORD OF IT,

BUT I KNOW YOU'VE SAID
SOMETHING NICE.

THANK YOU.

COME ON,
YOU BIG FLATFOOT.

GOOD NIGHT, COLONEL.

GOOD-NIGHT.
AND DON'T LET ME

HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT
PAYING CHURCH.

I'VE SLAVED FOR
THAT MONEY OF YOURS,

AND I FEEL ABOUT IT
JUST AS IF IT WERE MY OWN.

HIS OWN.

YOU'RE SUSPICIOUS
OF EVERYTHING.

WELL, I'D HATE
TO WAKE UP SOME MORNING

AND FIND THE FORTUNE
I MARRIED YOU FOR WAS GONE.

STOP TALKING
THAT WAY.

OF COURSE, I CAN ALWAYS

EARN A GOOD LIVING
AS A DETECTIVE.

BUT WHAT WORRIES ME IS,

WHAT ARE YOU AND NICKIE
GOING TO LIVE ON?

YOU NEEDN'T WAIT UP
ANY LONGER, DOROTHY.

THANK YOU, MADAM.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT,
SIR.

YOU KNOW, SHE WOULDN'T

BE A BAD LOOKER IF SHE
TOOK HER SPECS OFF.

I'LL SPEAK TO HER.

OH, DON'T GET
HER HOPES UP.

NICKIE IN THERE?

NO, I'M KEEPING HIM
IN HERE TONIGHT.

IN HERE?

YES, I WANTED TO BE
SURE HE WAS SAFE.

WHERE IS HE?

IN THE BUREAU
DRAWER.

THE--

IN THE BUREAU?
HA HA.

WELL, THAT'S
FAIR ENOUGH.

HE LOVES IT.
HE WENT RIGHT TO SLEEP.

I HOPE IT DOESN'T
GET TO BE A HABIT.

IT WOULD BE A LITTLE
INCONVENIENT

WHEN HE GROWS UP.

HEY...YOU DIDN'T PUT

MY THINGS UNDERNEATH
THERE?

NO, THEY'RE
IN THAT CHEST.

OH.

I MAY BE A LITTLE
PREJUDICED,

BUT I THINK
HE'S ALL RIGHT.

ASTA...JUST A MINUTE.

THERE YOU ARE.

MY, IT'S STUFFY IN HERE.
OPEN THE WINDOWS, DUM-DUM.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

5 MINUTES
TO 11:00.

YOU'VE GOT TO GO
RIGHT AWAY AGAIN, DON'T YOU?

WE GOT
A FEW MINUTES.

I HATE THESE SCHEMES

WHERE ALL THE PIECES
HAVE TO FIT TOGETHER.

TOO MANY THINGS
CAN GO WRONG.

WE CAN'T MISS.

WELL, I WISH
YOU'D DREAM UP SOME WAY

TO GET THAT NICK CHARLES
OUT OF THERE.

I DON'T TRUST HIM.

HE LOOKS LIKE A GUY
WITH INSOMNIA TO ME.

I DON'T LIKE
HIM AROUND,

BUT I DON'T SEE
HOW HE CAN GUM OUR GAME.

IT WAS AIRTIGHT
WITHOUT HIM,

IT'LL BE AIRTIGHT
WITH HIM.

DON'T LET THIS
GOOG BOTHER YOU.

PLENTY OF WINNERS
HAVE HAD 'EM.

[DOORBELL BUZZING]

HELLO, SMITTY.
BUSY?

WHY, UH, NO.

NO, NEVER TOO BUSY
TO SEE A FRIEND.

COME ON IN.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

NOTHING MUCH.

HELLO, CHURCH.

HI, DIAMOND BACK.

COME ON IN,
COME ON.

I ONLY GOT A MINUTE.
A GUY CAME IN

FROM UP THE RIVER
THIS MORNING...

WITH A LINE
ON YOUR HUSBAND.

OH? WHAT IS IT?
WHAT DID TIP SAY?

UH, DO YOU MIND?

NO.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELL, WHAT'S
TIP UP TO NOW?

STILL KICKING ABOUT
WANTING A LARGER CELL?

HE'S BEEN THINKING
AGAIN.

HE JUST SENT DOWN
A LOT OF ORDERS,

FOR MATERIAL
AND STUFF

WITH THE WARDEN'S
NAME FORGED ON THEM.

LET'S SEE.

HE WANTS YOU TO MAKE
A DEAL WITH SOMEONE

WHO CAN PASS HIMSELF
OFF

AS THE WARDEN'S
GO-BETWEEN...

COLLECT
THE RAKE-OFF.

NOTHING CAN STOP
THAT BOY.

HE'S A SMART
LITTLE GUY.

TOO SMART.

7 YEARS I BEEN MARRIED
TO HIM,

AND HE'S SO SLICK
HE HASN'T BEEN OUT OF THE CAN

LONG ENOUGH TO FINISH
OUR HONEYMOON.

DON'T SEEM TO BE
BREAKING YOUR HEART.

YOU, UH...YOU SPEND
A LOT OF TIME

WITH THIS GUY
CHURCH, DON'T YOU?

DON'T START THAT AGAIN.

HE'S JUST A FRIEND,
LIKE I TOLD YOU.

AND A GUY CAN GET
TO BE TOO GOOD A FRIEND.

LIKE I TOLD YOU.

WHEN'S HE GOING
TO CUBA?

HOW DID YOU KNOW
HE WAS GOING?

I GET AROUND.

HE'S GOING TOMORROW.

GOOD.

HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS
TO UPSET HIS PLANS.

BE SEEING YOU.

SOMEDAY I'M GOING
TO SKIN A KNUCKLE

ON THAT FOUR-EYED GENT.

YOU BETTER CATCH HIM
WITHOUT THE CHEATERS ON.

HE'S PLENTY GOOD,
AS LONG AS HE CAN SEE.

[CLOCK CHIMING]

11:00. TIME TO GO.

ADIOS.

GOOD LUCK.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WISH ME LUCK.

SAY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS
STRICTLY BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW,
I COULD GO FOR YOU.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

I'VE BEEN FOOLED
TOO MANY TIMES.

YOU LOVE ME,
DON'T YOU?

WHAT IF I DO?

I'M ONLY IN THIS
FOR THE COIN.

WE'LL HAVE PLENTY
OF COIN FROM NOW ON, BABY.

"WE"?

YOU AND ME.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WANT TO PLAY FOR KEEPS?

OK.

NOW, MAYBE I OUGHT TO
KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT

THE INS AND OUTS
OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

LOSING CONFIDENCE IN ME
SINCE I STOPPED THAT PUNCH?

NO. I HAVEN'T GOT
THAT MUCH SENSE.

TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE
THAT TELEPHONE CALL.

BYE, HONEY.

I'LL KEEP MY FINGERS
CROSSED FOR YOU.

[DOOR CLOSES]

HELLO? THIS IS

MRS. H. CALVERTON
SMITH.

I'D LIKE
TO SPEAK TO--

[MORE SLOWLY] I WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK...

[BABY FUSSING]

[GIGGLES]

OH. YOU WANT TO PLAY.

ALL RIGHT...

IF YOU'LL PROMISE
TO GO BACK TO SLEEP.

HMM? YOU WANT TO PLAY
WITH HIM?

OH, NO. HE'S ASLEEP.

ALL RIGHT,
YOU CAN PLAY WITH HIM,

BUT PROMISE NOT TO WAKE HIM.

NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT WON'T COME OFF.

PULL IT--YOU'LL SEE.

WORK HARD, HONEY.
MAYBE YOU CAN GET IT OUT.

HUH?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, DARLING.
IT'S JUST THE BABY.

OH...HE'S GETTING
SO BIG.

MMM?

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO MAKE UP OUR MINDS

WHO'S GOING
TO TELL HIM.

HMM? TELL HIM WHAT?

ABOUT LIFE.

HUH?

LIFE.

WHOSE LIFE?

NOW, NICKY,
THIS IS IMPORTANT.

THIS IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY.

IF HE WERE A GIRL,
THAT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

THEN I'D DO IT.

MMM.

BUT YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT
BOYS THAN I DO.

MMM.

SO YOU OUGHT
TO TELL HIM.

HMM.

ALL RIGHT.

WHERE IS HE?

OH, NOT NOW.

I MEAN WHEN
HE'S ABOUT 14.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

HERE. YOU HOLD HIM.

MMM.

[CHUCKLES]

OH, HOW NICE.

I HEARD YOU TALKING,
AND I WONDERED

IF THERE WAS
ANYTHING WRONG.

WE WERE JUST PLAYING
WITH THE BABY.

I'M SORRY WE WOKE YOU.

OH, NO, YOU DIDN'T.

I COULDN'T GET
TO SLEEP ANYWAY.

COME ON IN.

OH, I DON'T WANT
TO DISTURB YOU.

NONSENSE, WE'RE DYING
FOR COMPANY.

NICK JUST HAS
TO PUT ON HIS ROBE.

YES, DEAR.

OH, PLEASE DON'T.
I MUSTN'T STAY.

YOU'LL WANT TO GO
TO SLEEP.

WELL, SOME OF US DO,
AND SOME OF US DON'T.

OH, ISN'T HE LOVELY?

IN ALL THE EXCITEMENT,
I HADN'T EVEN SEEN HIM.

HE'S A DARLING.

WE SORT OF
LIKE HIM.

WE MIGHT AS WELL.
WE'RE STUCK WITH HIM.

HELLO, SWEETHEART.

ISN'T IT KIND OF LATE
FOR YOU TO BE UP?

HE'S STILL RUNNING
ON CALIFORNIA TIME.

[SARCASTIC CHUCKLE]

COME ON, GIVE ME
A SMILE. COME ON--

[GUNSHOT]

Nora: THAT SOUNDED
LIKE A SHOT.

Lois: THAT WAS
A SHOT!

Nick:
JUST A MINUTE.

PLEASE HURRY!
PLEASE HURRY--

FATHER! SEE IF
HE'S ALL RIGHT!

WAIT HERE WITH NORA.

THAT'S A MEAN WAY
TO DIE.

KNOW ANY GOOD WAYS?

I'D BETTER TELL
LOIS.

I HEARD THE NOISE.

MacFAY'S
BEEN MURDERED.

WELL, WE ALL HAVE
TO GO SOMEDAY.

SHALL I CALL
THE SHERIFF?

YES.

[SIRENS]

[TALKING AND ACTION
NOT AUDIBLE]

[SIRENS]

Man: CALLING ALL CARS,
ATTENTION ALL CARS--

WANTED FOR MURDER, PHIL CHURCH.

AGE--37; HEIGHT--5 FEET,
11 INCHES;

WEIGHT--185 POUNDS;
EYES--BROWN;

HAIR--DARK, GRAY AT THE TEMPLE.

LAST SEEN WEARING
A LIGHT GRAY SUIT...

PHOTOGRAPH EVERY
INCH OF THAT SILL.

WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT, DOC?

BRUISE ON LEFT TEMPLE.
BLUNT INSTRUMENT.

THROAT CUT WITH FAIRLY
LARGE, HEAVY BLADE.

DEATH INSTANTANEOUS.
RIGHT WRIST BROKEN.

BEEN DEAD ABOUT
HALF AN HOUR.

THAT CHECK WITH THE TIME
THEY FOUND HIM?

CHECKS.

THAT OUGHT TO BE
ENOUGH TO GO ON.

I'LL GO INTO THINGS
MORE THOROUGHLY TOMORROW.

THANKS, DOC.

MR. CHARLES SAYS

THAT CUBAN THREW
A BIG KNIFE AT HIM.

THAT MIGHT BE
THE SAME KNIFE.

IT WOULD HAVE
THE MARKS

OF HIS DOG'S
TEETH ON THE HANDLE.

GET SOME OF THE BOYS BUSY
IN THE BUSHES TO LOOK FOR IT.

YES, SIR.
COME ON, JIM.

HE MUST HAVE GONE
OUT THE FRONT DOOR.

HE? WHO?

CHURCH.
OR THE CUBAN.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST SEEN
THE FRONT DOOR OPEN

WHEN I WENT DOWN CELLAR.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN THE CELLAR?

I WENT DOWN TO FIX
THE FUSE.

WHAT FUSE?

THE FUSE.
IT WAS BLOWED OUT.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
IT WAS BLOWED OUT?

I DON'T KNOW NOTHING.

I WAS JUST DOING WHAT
MRS. BELLAM TOLD ME.

AND YOU WERE HERE
EATING, HUH?

YES.

AIN'T THAT KIND OF LATE FOR
A LADY YOUR AGE TO BE UP?

I DON'T THINK SO.

GOT THINGS ON YOUR MIND
THAT WORRY YOU,

KEEP YOU AWAKE?

NO. I JUST DON'T
SLEEP MUCH.

YOU BEEN WORKING
FOR HIM

A LONG TIME,
HAVEN'T YOU?

16 YEARS.

AND YOU KNEW
THIS PHIL CHURCH

WHEN HE WORKED
FOR THE OLD MAN?

YES, INDEED,
I KNEW HIM.

NOW YOU JUST SIT
RIGHT DOWN HERE

AND MAKE YOURSELF
COMFORTABLE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A NICE LONG TALK

ABOUT WHAT YOU KNEW
ABOUT HIM.

YOU WEREN'T IN BED,

AND YOU WERE ALL DRESSED.
WHERE WERE YOU?

I WAS SITTING HERE,
WRITING.

WRITING WHAT?

A PLAY.

OH, GO ON.
WHAT KIND OF A PLAY?

A MYSTERY PLAY.

SO YOU WRITE ABOUT
MURDERS, EH?

YOU EVER THINK MUCH
ABOUT MURDERS?

NO.

AND YOU SAY MISS MacFAY
AND MRS. CHARLES

WERE THE ONLY ONES
IN YOUR ROOM WHEN IT HAPPENED--

IS THAT RIGHT?

NO.

THEN THERE WAS
SOMEONE ELSE.

YES.
WHO?

THE BABY.

OH, YES. THE BABY.

BUT NOT
THE NURSE?

NO, NO. THE NURSE
WAS IN HER OWN ROOM.

ASLEEP, I IMAGINE.

YOU'D BETTER ASK HER.

HER ROOM IS RIGHT ACROSS
FROM OURS.

SHE AIN'T IN THERE.

SHE AIN'T ANYWHERE
IN THE HOUSE. SHE'S GONE.

PERSONALLY, I THINK
SHE'S VERY WISE.

OH, IS THAT SO?

THIS IS A MURDER

WE'RE TRYING TO
CLEAR UP, LAD,

SO LET'S DON'T

HANG UP ON WHO
TELLS WHAT.

NOW, WHO GETS
THE MONEY?

ACCORDING
TO HIS LAST WILL,

MISS MacFAY WAS
TO GET EVERYTHING BUT $100,000.

THAT WENT TO MRS. BELLAM.

WELL, NOW, WHAT
DO YOU FIGURE

ALL BUT $100,000
WOULD AMOUNT TO?

CERTAINLY
SEVERAL MILLIONS.

[WHISTLES] AND YOU SAY
YOU'D BEEN ASLEEP

ABOUT AN HOUR
WHEN YOU HEARD THE SHOT.

I SAID HALF AN HOUR. IF YOU'D
STOP WASTING TIME HERE

AND START
LOOKING FOR CHURCH--

I GOT A LOT OF TIME
TO WASTE.

NOW, THIS CHURCH--

YOU SAY YOU
WORKED TOGETHER.

ARE YOU AND HE
STILL PRETTY CLOSE?

NEVER PRETTY CLOSE.

YOU DIDN'T LIKE
EACH OTHER MUCH, EH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, ARE YOU
UNFRIENDS ENOUGH

THAT YOU'D LIKE
TO SEE HIM

GO BACK TO JAIL,
OR MAYBE THE CHAIR?

ARE YOU SUGGESTING
THAT I'D FRAME HIM?

DON'T GET SORE OVER A
LITTLE THING LIKE THAT.

WAIT TILL YOU HEAR WHAT I'M
REALLY GOING TO SUGGEST.

IT SEEMS TO ME,
MRS. CHARLES,

THAT EVERY TIME
YOUR HUSBAND

GETS
IN WITH A GIRL,

THE INSURANCE COMPANIES
TAKE AN AWFUL BEATING.

NOW, IT'S NICE,
VERY NICE,

FOR A WIFE TO TRUST
HER HUSBAND...

BUT GET THIS--
THERE'S THAT WYNER GIRL

HE KNEW BEFORE
HE WAS MARRIED.

HE COMES HERE TO
NEW YORK, AND BING!

THERE'S A MURDER.

HE GOES BACK TO
THE WEST COAST,

THERE'S A GOOD-LOOKING
GIRL THERE, AND BING!

THERE'S ANOTHER MURDER.

HE COMES BACK HERE, MEETS
THIS LOIS MacFAY, AND--

AND BING! [CAN'T SNAP]

BING!

[SNAPS] BING!

THERE'S ANOTHER MURDER.

LISTEN...WE'RE NOT
DISHING THE DIRT

ON YOUR HUSBAND
FOR THE FUN OF IT.

WE'RE TRYING
TO SHOW YOU

WHAT
YOU'RE UP AGAINST.

IT AIN'T IN
THE BOOKS THAT A MAN

THAT'S HAD
THAT MANY NUMBERS

COULD SETTLE DOWN
TO ONE.

WAS HE REALLY LIKE THAT?

WAS HE?
OOH, BABY!

I ALWAYS THOUGHT
HE WAS BRAGGING.

DID HE EVER TELL YOU

ABOUT THE COAL MAN'S
WIDOW IN CLEVELAND

THAT WANTED TO SET HIM UP
IN THE AGENCY FOR HIMSELF?

WAS THAT JEANETTE?

NO. HER NAME
WAS BELLA SPRUCE.

BELLA SPRUCE?

AND THE LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPER'S DAUGHTER IN--

THE WHAT?

THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S
DAUGHTER.

WHAT WAS HER NAME?

WHAT IT ALL COMES DOWN
TO IS THIS, LOIS.

YOU'RE WRONG TO THINK

THERE COULDN'T BE
ANYTHING BETWEEN THEM.

THEY'RE JUST MAKING
A MONKEY OUT OF YOU.

COVERING UP
FOR THEM.

I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT WHAT WAS THE LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPER'S DAUGHTER'S NAME?

LETTIE FINHADDEN.

LETTIE FINHADDEN.

HE WASN'T IN THE ROOM
WITH YOU

WHEN IT HAPPENED, WAS HE?

HMM?

I SAY, HE MADE YOU
GIVE HIM THAT ALIBI, DIDN'T HE?

OH, NO.

OH, MR. CHARLES.

I'M VAN SLACK, THE ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

OH, YES.

I THOUGHT PERHAPS...

OF COURSE, EVERYBODY
KNOWS YOUR REPUTATION,

BUT, UH...

IF YOU DON'T MIND...

OH, NOT AT ALL.

WELL, I'M, UH,
A LITTLE CONFUSED.

THE LAMP TORN AWAY,

GLASS OF WATER
KNOCKED OVER...

SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
QUITE A STRUGGLE,

BUT NOBODY HEARD
ANYTHING.

FUNNY YOU DIDN'T,
MR. CHARLES.

THE WAY I FIGURE IT,

MacFAY WAS LYING HERE
READING THE PAPER.

HE PUTS IT DOWN,
HE TURNS OFF THE LAMP.

THE MURDERER COMES IN
THROUGH THE DOOR...

OR THE WINDOW.

MacFAY HEARS HIM.
HE GRABS FOR HIS GUN--

IT WAS HIS GUN,
WASN'T IT?

OH, YES, YES. HE
KEPT IT ON THE TABLE.

HMM...

FROM THE LOOKS OF
THIS HOLE, LES,

WHERE WOULD YOU SAY THE
BULLET WAS FIRED FROM?

WELL, I FIGURED
IT COME FROM...

ABOUT HERE.

HMM. THEN
THE MURDERER

WAS ALREADY BEARING
DOWN ON HIS ARM

WHEN MacFAY GOT
THE SHOT AWAY.

OR IT COULD HAVE GONE OFF
WHEN IT HIT THE FLOOR

AFTER THE ARM
WAS BROKEN.

A PARAFFIN TEST
WILL SHOW YOU

WHETHER MacFAY
PULLED THE TRIGGER.

YES, YES...
THEN THE MURDERER

KNOCKED HIM BACK ON THE PILLOW
WITH A BLUNT INSTRUMENT

THEN WENT AFTER HIM
WITH A KNIFE.

ANYTHING TO SHOW

THAT HE CAME IN
THROUGH THE WINDOW?

NO, NOT YET.

ONE OF THE
SERVANTS SAID

THE FRONT DOOR
WAS OPEN.

YES...

IF YOU AND THE 2
OTHER GENTLEMEN CAME,

AS YOU SAID, WHEN
THE SHOT WAS FIRED,

WOULDN'T YOU HAVE SEEN
OR HEARD,

OR...HMM?

I DIDN'T GET HERE
THAT QUICKLY.

THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

OH...

AN ELECTRICIAN CAN TELL
YOU IF IT HAPPENED

WHEN THE WIRES WERE CUT
FROM THAT LAMP.

ELECTRICIAN, YES...

DID YOU PEOPLE HAVE
A MAN WATCHING CHURCH?

WELL, NOT EXACTLY.

I SUPPOSE I SHOULD HAVE,
BUT, UH...

WELL, THE COLONEL WAS ALWAYS
YELLING ABOUT SOMETHING,

IMAGINING THINGS,

WHICH YOU KNOW YOURSELF
IS ALL PRETTY RIDICULOUS.

COULD HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO
A PRACTICAL JOKE, COULDN'T IT?

THEN...

YOU DIDN'T HAVE A--

YOU DIDN'T HAVE
A HEAVYSET MAN

WITH THICK GLASSES
WATCHING CHURCH.

NO.

NO, I THOUGHT NOT.

I'D NEVER SEEN
A COUNTRY COP

WITH A $6,000 COUPE
BEFORE,

SO I TOOK DOWN
HIS NUMBER.

I'LL GET IT.

YOU GET ANYTHING
OUT OF MRS. CHARLES?

NO. SHE'S BATS.

I WISH MY OLD LADY
WAS BATS THAT WAY.

HERE, DARLING,
PLEASE DRINK THIS.

NO ONE WILL
TELL ME ANYTHING.

I'D FEEL BETTER IF I KNEW
WHETHER FATHER...

DID HE DIE WITHOUT...

THERE WAS NO PAIN.
HE DIED INSTANTLY.

WHERE WAS HE SHOT?

HE WASN'T SHOT.
IT WAS A KNIFE.

A KNIFE?

DON'T TALK
ABOUT IT NOW, DEAR.

LET'S ALL GET OUT OF HERE
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

SHE CAN'T STAY HERE.

THAT SUITS ME.
JUST AS SOON

AS WE FINISH
WITH THE POLICE.

DID YOU HAVE YOUR
SESSION WITH THEM?

OH, YES. YES...

IT WAS VERY
INTERESTING.

Lois: DO YOU THINK THE POLICE
ARE GOING TO BE ENOUGH, OR--

I SHOULD SAY THEY WERE
MORE THAN ENOUGH.

SON, YOU'D BETTER TAKE
A BROMIDE.

YOU'RE SHAKING
LIKE A LEAF.

IS THERE SOMETHING
YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US?

YES, WHAT
IS IT, HORN?

IT'S NO WONDER
I'M JITTERY.

THERE'S SOMEONE
OUT TO GET LOIS.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

I HAD A WARNING
OVER THE PHONE,

JUST A LITTLE WHILE
AGO--A MAN'S VOICE.

HE SAID,
"CALL EVERYBODY OFF,

OR LOIS MacFAY WILL GET
WHAT HER OLD MAN GOT."

OH, NO!

WE'VE GOT TO CALL
EVERYONE OFF--

WE'VE GOT TO!

YOU CAN'T CALL THE POLICE
OFF ONCE THEY'RE IN.

THE WARNING SAID
CALL OFF EVERYBODY.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN
ONE OF CHURCH'S GANG.

SURE. YOU THINK CHURCH MURDERED
THE COLONEL, DON'T YOU?

DON'T YOU?

OF COURSE.

YOUR DOG IS OUTSIDE,

RUNNING AROUND WITH
A KNIFE IN ITS MOUTH.

ASTA.
QUICK, NICKY.

THAT WILL BE ASTA.

[MEN WHISTLING]

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO SHOOT THAT MUTT.

WE'LL NEVER FIND HIM
LIKE THIS.

WAIT A MINUTE. HE'S NOT
GOING TO COME RUNNING UP

TO A LOT OF STRANGE MEN
WITH LIGHTS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE IS,
A MOTH?

CALL YOU MEN OFF, WILL YOU?
LET ME HAVE A FLASHLIGHT.

GIVE ME THAT.
HEY BOYS, LAY OFF.

GIVE MR. CHARLES
A CHANCE.

NOW, UH...

WHERE DID THE DOG
FIND THE KNIFE?

WE DON'T KNOW.
HE CAME AROUND THATAWAY.

WHERE IS HE NOW?

HE WENT THATAWAY.

I'LL GO THISAWAY.

ASTA!

[WHISTLES]

ASTA, COME HERE.
GIVE IT TO ME.

Lois: MR. CHARLES!
WHAT?

MR. CHARLES!
MR. CHARLES!

YES? YES, DEAR?

WELL, WHAT IS IT?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?

WHAT IS IT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

IT'S--

HE HAS A GUN!

HE HAS WHAT?
LOOK OUT!

[GUNSHOT]

Man: WHY, IT'S HORN!

Second man: WELL,
CAN YOU BEAT THAT?

WHAT WERE YOU
SHOOTING AT HIM FOR?

I WASN'T SHOOTING AT HIM,
HE WAS SHOOTING AT ME.

WHY WERE YOU SHOOTING
AT HIM?

WELL, EVERYBODY ELSE
WAS.

[RUFF RUFF]

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S ALIVE.
IT'S JUST HER ARM.

CARRY HER
INTO THE HOUSE.

WHAT WAS SHE
DOING HERE?

SHE CAME OUT TO TELL ME
THAT SOMEONE WAS AFTER ME.

AND SHE YELLED AND PUSHED ME
OUT OF THE WAY

JUST AS
HE STARTED SHOOTING.

YOU DON'T THINK
SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN

TRYING TO...MMM?

YOU KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
PUT ME ON THE SPOT?

OH, NO. IF SHE HADN'T
PUSHED ME OUT OF THE WAY,

HIS FIRST BULLET
WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ME.

I ALMOST HEARD IT GO PAST.

IT WAS JUST A THOUGHT.

WELL,
HERE'S THE KNIFE.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT WAS
USED, ALL RIGHT.

COULD BE THE ONE
THAT WAS TOSSED AT ME.

NOT MUCH CHANCE
OF FINGERPRINTS

AFTER THE DOG

HAS BEEN PLAYING
WITH IT

FOR NOBODY KNOWS
HOW LONG.

I'M APOLOGIZING.

TAKE IT IN,

TELL THEM TO
CHECK IT ANYWAY.

FUNNY THAT THE DOG

SHOULD HAVE GOT HOLD
OF IT THE SECOND TIME.

YES, YES, YES,
YOU MAY BE RIGHT.

MISS MacFAY...WHEN DID
YOU FIRST SUSPECT HORN

OF KILLING YOUR FATHER?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I DIDN'T SAY
HE KILLED FATHER.

YOUR FATHER OBJECTED TO HORN
AS YOUR SUITOR, DIDN'T HE?

YES.

AND IF YOU HAD
MARRIED HORN,

HE'D HAVE CUT YOU OFF
WITHOUT A DIME.

I SUPPOSE
HE WOULD HAVE.

AS SOON AS YOUR FATHER
WAS DEAD,

YOU BECAME EXTREMELY
ATTRACTIVE FINANCIALLY.

OH, DON'T,
PLEASE, DON'T!

PLEASE, MR. VAN SLACK.

SHE'S BEEN THROUGH
TOO MUCH ALREADY.

SORRY, SON.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST REACTION
YOU SAW ON HORN

AFTER THE DISCOVERY
OF THE MURDER?

WHY, NOTHING. HE...

HE JUST CAME
TO TELL ME THAT...

FATHER HAD BEEN KILLED.

YES, YES, THEN WHAT?

AND THEN HE SAID TO SAY

THAT WE WERE TOGETHER
WHEN IT HAPPENED--

SO THE POLICE WOULDN'T
BOTHER ME.

HE SAID THAT?

YES. HE WAS ONLY
TRYING TO PROTECT ME.

HA! HE WAS TRYING
TO PROTECT HIMSELF, CHILD!

NO. NO,
HE COULDN'T HAVE!

FREDDIE!

TAKE IT EASY,
LOIS.

MAYBE FATHER WAS RIGHT
ABOUT DUDLEY.

I WOULDN'T LISTEN
TO HIM.

OH, POOR FATHER.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT...

WELL, I GUESS
THAT DOES IT.

DOES WHAT?

DON'T YOU GET IT?

NO.

WE KNOW THAT HORN
AND CHURCH ARE ENEMIES.

WHEN CHURCH STARTS
TO THREATEN MacFAY,

HORN SEES A CHANCE
TO FRAME HIM.

HE KILLS MacFAY

USING THE CUBAN'S KNIFE
TO DO IT.

IF HE WANTED TO
FRAME CHURCH WITH A KNIFE,

WHY SHOULD HE TRY
TO KILL ME WHEN I FIND IT?

LOOKS TO ME AS IF YOU'VE GOT

2 MYSTERIES ON YOUR HANDS
INSTEAD OF 1.

NOW YOU KNOW WHY I RETIRED.
GOOD LUCK.

YOU'RE NOT WALKING OUT
ON ME, ARE YOU?

I'M NOT WALKING OUT,
I'M RUNNING OUT.

MIND YOU, IF THERE WERE
ANY REASONABLE CHANCE

FOR ME TO HELP YOU,
IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

BUT DURING THIS QUIET LITTLE
WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY,

MY FAMILY'S BEEN THREATENED,

I'VE HAD A KNIFE THROWN AT ME,
I'VE BEEN SHOT AT,

AND I'VE BEEN SUSPECTED
OF MURDER.

FROM NOW ON, THIS IS
YOUR CASE. YOU HANDLE IT.

I'M GOING BACK TO NEW YORK
AND FORGET IT. COME ON, MOM.

COME ON, LOIS.

COME ON, MRS. BELLAM.

Nora:
COME ON, FREDDIE.

MAYBE I'M WRONG.
COME ON, ASTA.

[RUFF RUFF]

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[YELLING HEADLINES]

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[CONTINUES CALLING]

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READ ALL ABOUT IT!

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READ ALL ABOUT IT!

WHAT IS IT? WHAT ARE
THEY CALLING?

NOTHING, NOTHING.

HAVE THEY
FOUND HIM?

NOT YET.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

SORT OF FUNNY.

THE DOCTOR GAVE YOU
SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SLEEP.

6:00? HAVE YOU BEEN HERE
ALL THAT TIME?

I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO BE ALONE WHEN YOU WOKE UP.

YOU'RE SO GOOD
TO ME.

WHY SHOULDN'T I BE GOOD
TO MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD?

OH...FORGIVE ME.

I DIDN'T MEAN
EVER TO TELL YOU.

IT--IT JUST SLIPPED OUT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DON'T HATE ME.
OH, PLEASE, DON'T HATE ME.

I COULDN'T BEAR IT
IF YOU DID.

I AM YOUR MOTHER.
BUT I DON'T ASK ANYTHING--

ONLY TO BE ALLOWED
TO STAY NEAR YOU.

WE HEARD YOU TALKING,
SO WE KNEW YOU WERE AWAKE.

ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT, LOIS?

WHY, YES, YES.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, LOIS?
YOU LOOK UPSET.

IT'S NOTHING. IT'S JUST
THAT I'M SO ALL AT SEA

WITH FATHER AND DUDLEY GONE.

TO HAVE TO GO ON
DECIDING THINGS ALL ALONE--

Nick: YOU WON'T
BE ALONE LONG.

WAIT TILL THE NEWS

OF YOUR 5 MILLIONS
HITS THE FRONT PAGES.

YOU'LL FIND YOU'VE GOT RELATIVES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.

LOOK, LOIS, I HAVEN'T
MUCH TO OFFER YOU.

I DON'T ASK
ANYTHING IN RETURN.

BUT WHATEVER HAPPENS,
OR WHEREVER YOU ARE,

YOU CAN ALWAYS KNOW
I'M STANDING BY.

Lois: OH, FREDDIE, DEAR,
YOU'RE SO SWEET.

[KNOCKING]

OH, MR. CHARLES,

MR. VAN SLACK'S IN YOUR
ROOM WAITING FOR YOU.

OH, THANK YOU.

MOMMY,
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN LATER?

I GOT RID OF
ALL THOSE REPORTERS.

WHAT DID
YOU TELL THEM?

I TOLD THEM WE WERE
OUT OF SCOTCH.

WHAT A GRUESOME THOUGHT.
[SHIVERS]

HELLO.

HI, CHARLES.

I DON'T LIKE TO DISTURB YOU,

BUT FACT IS, WE SEEM TO
WORK QUITE WELL TOGETHER,

AND I THOUGHT PERHAPS

YOU MIGHT RECONSIDER AND
COME BACK ON THE CASE.

COME BACK ON THE CASE?

I'VE NEVER BEEN OUT OF IT.
WHAT'S UP?

WELL, THE NEW YORK
POLICE

FOUND THE WOMAN
WHO WAS WITH CHURCH.

I'M ON MY WAY
UP THERE NOW.

YOU CARE
TO COME ALONG?

SURE.

I'LL GET MY HAT.

I, UH, I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO TRACE THAT NURSE,

DOROTHY WATERS.

WE HAVE SOME FINGERPRINTS

FROM THE REFERENCES
SHE GAVE TO MRS. CHARLES,

AND THEY'RE
CHECKING THEM NOW.

HOW ABOUT
THAT LICENSE NUMBER?

OH, THAT CAR BELONGS
TO A MAN

BY THE NAME OF VOGEL.

GAMBLER, RACKETEER.
I'LL SEE HIM LATER.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

THAT'S FOR YOU.

[RING]

HELLO? SPEAKING.
WHO IS IT?

NEVER MIND NAMES.

JUST A FRIEND OF
YOURS TELLING YOU

THAT IF YOU KNOW
WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU

TO LAY OFF
THAT MacFAY CASE.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

LET IT ALONE.
IF YOU DON'T,

WE'LL SHIP
THAT BODY OF YOURS

BACK IN A BOX.

UH, THANK YOU,
BUT WE HAVE AN ENCYCLOPEDIA.

SHH. ISN'T
THAT NICKIE CRYING?

OHH.

THAT WASN'T THE BABY.
HE'S SOUND ASLEEP.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

NICKY!

NICKY!

OH, GO ON AND RING.

[RING]

HELLO? I'VE GOT TO RUSH.
WILL YOU CALL BACK LATER?

HMM?

WHAT?

OH, MR. CHARLES
IS NOT HERE.

THIS IS MRS. CHARLES
SPEAKING.

MR. CHARLES AND I
ALWAYS WORK TOGETHER.

I HAVE AN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION.

YOU COME WHERE I TELL
YOU, BUT UNDERSTAND,

I AM NOT A STOOL PIGEON,

SO DO NOT BRING
ANY POLICE.

I SEE.
WHAT'S THE ADDRESS?

I'LL BE THERE.

MORNING, GUILD.

WELL, HOW ARE YOU,
MR. CHARLES?

THINGS SURE POP WHEN YOU'RE
IN TOWN, DON'T THEY?

CERTAINLY DO.

HELLO, MR. VAN SLACK.

HIYA, GUILD.

IS THIS THE SMITH
WOMAN'S APARTMENT?

YEAH, BUT IF YOUR KILLING
WAS AT 1:00 LAST NIGHT,

THEN SHE'S IN THE CLEAR.

WE HAD A PLANT HERE FROM BEFORE
MIDNIGHT TILL AFTER 3:00,

AND SHE WAS IN HERE
ALL THE TIME.

ARE YOU SURE?

POSITIVE.
I WAS HERE MYSELF.

HOW DID YOU HAPPEN TO
BE WATCHING HER PLACE?

WELL, IT TURNED OUT
TO BE A FALSE ALARM,

BUT SHE CALLED ME UP
ON THE TELEPHONE LAST NIGHT,

AND SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE
HANGING AROUND--

SAY, COULD SHE HAVE
BEEN USING ME AS AN ALIBI?

WHY, SHE CAN'T
DO THAT TO ME!

[BANGING ON DOOR]

HELLO, NICK. NICE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN, LIEUTENANT.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

COME ON IN, SIT DOWN.

I'LL GO GET YOU
A CUP OF COFFEE.

NEVER MIND.
SO YOU PICKED ON ME

TO GIVE
YOU AN ALIBI, HUH?

I GOT TO LOSE
A NIGHT'S SLEEP

SO YOU CAN DUCK
A MURDER RAP.

SO HELP ME, I NEVER THOUGHT
IT WAS GOING TO BE MURDER.

WHAT DID
YOU THINK THEN?

WELL, I KNEW PHIL CHURCH

WAS TRYING TO GET DOUGH
OUT OF MacFAY,

BUT I NEVER KNEW
HE MEANT TO MURDER HIM.

YOU KNOW IT NOW,
DON'T YOU?

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING

THAT'S GOT ANYTHING
TO DO WITH MURDERS.

MURDERS? HOW MANY
OTHER MURDERS

WERE PLANNED
BESIDES MacFAY'S?

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT ANYBODY'S MURDERS
BEING PLANNED.

YOU'RE PSYCHIC, EH? YOU
GOT ALIBIS FOR MURDERS

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

I'M NEVER GOING TO NEED
AN ALIBI FOR MURDER

'CAUSE I'M NEVER GOING TO HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH MURDER.

WHERE'S CHURCH?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE AND DUM-DUM LEFT HERE
ABOUT 11:00 LAST NIGHT.

I AIN'T SEEN OR
HEARD OF THEM SINCE.

WHERE WERE THEY GOING?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN ARE
THEY COMING BACK?

THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK. THEY
SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CUBA.

WHOSE COAT IS THIS?

PHIL'S.
PHIL CHURCH'S.

WHAT'S IT DOING HERE
IF HE'S NOT COMING BACK?

THAT'S BEEN HERE
2 OR 3 WEEKS.

HOW LONG HAVE
YOU KNOWN CHURCH?

JUST SINCE
THEY SPRUNG HIM.

DIDN'T TAKE YOU LONG TO
TIE UP WITH HIM, DID IT?

WE WEREN'T PLAYING FOR KEEPS.
I WAS ONLY STOOGING FOR HIM.

STOOGING?

THERE ARE A LOT OF RACKETS

WHERE IT'S HANDY
TO HAVE A GIRL AROUND.

BLACKMAIL RACKETS?

I MEAN A LOT OF
RACKETS EXCEPT MURDER.

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

THERE'S MY BELL.

SIT DOWN.
I'LL GET IT.

WELL, HELLO,
DIAMOND BACK.

COME ON IN.

HA HA. JOIN THE PARTY.

WE'RE JUST ASKING SMITTY
A FEW QUESTIONS.

ABOUT CHURCH?

I ALWAYS FIGURED
HE WAS A WRONG GUY.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT HIM?

ME? NOTHING, EXCEPT THAT

HE'S BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME
HANGING AROUND SMITTY.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN UNLOADING

TO THESE PEOPLE YET,
HAVE YOU?

ONLY FROM HERE UP.

DID YOU EVER HEAR ABOUT
TALKING THROUGH A LAWYER?

WE'VE GOT ENOUGH ON HER
ALREADY

TO HOLD HER
AS A MATERIAL WITNESS.

IS THIS THE MAN YOU SAW
WATCHING CHURCH'S HOUSE?

YEAH.

WHY, YOU BIG APE!

WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

HER HUSBAND'S
A PAL OF MINE.

HE'S BEEN HANGING
ON THE WALL UPSTATE.

YOU KNOW HOW THOSE GUYS
GET TO WORRYING?

WELL, I'VE BEEN SORT OF KEEPING
AN EYE ON HER FOR HIM.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S
BEEN GOING ON.

WHAT DO YOU THINK'S
BEEN GOING ON?

YOU DON'T THINK
I BEEN HANGING AROUND

BECAUSE I WAS NUTS
ABOUT YOU, DO YOU?

I HEAR CHURCH
IS GOING AWAY.

FOR ALL I KNOW,

THIS CLUCK MIGHT THINK
SHE'S GOING WITH HIM.

SUPPOSE
SHE HAD GONE?

THAT'S SUPPOSING
TOO MUCH.

THERE GOES DUM-DUM.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
TO PHIL CHURCH?

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

I, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

DON'T ACT LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

YOU FOUND OUT WE WERE
GOING AWAY TOGETHER,

AND YOU KNOCKED HIM OFF.
YOU--YOU BIG LUG!

[ARGUING]

GET OFF OF ME!

WHEN I FIND THOSE GLASSES,
I'LL KILL YOU!

YOU DIRTY RAT! YOU'D
BEAT YOUR OWN MOTHER!

I'LL BEAT THE HIDE OFF YOU
WHEN I FIND THOSE GLASSES!

LET ME GO! LAY OFF ME!

I HAVEN'T HURT CHURCH!
YOU GOT MY WORD FOR IT!

YOU'D LIE ABOUT THE WEATHER,

YOU DOUBLE-CROSSING,
4-EYED SNAKE!

GET ME MY GLASSES!

WHAT FOR? WANT TO
PLAY POLICEMAN?

WHERE ARE MY GLASSES?

I ALWAYS KNEW THERE WAS
PLENTY OF COPPER IN YOU,

YOU BIG FLAT-FOOTED
STOOL PIGEON!

GET ME MY GLASSES,
AND I'LL GET OUT OF HERE!

I'LL SET PHIL CHURCH
TO DREAMING ABOUT YOU.

THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO!

HE'LL DREAM YOU RIGHT
INTO THE HUDSON RIVER

WHERE YOU CAN'T DO NOTHING
WORSE THAN POISON THE FISH.

LET GO!
LET GO OF ME!

COME ON! COME ON!

GET IN THERE, YOU.

ALL RIGHT, HARRY.

HEADQUARTERS,
32nd STREET.

[WHISTLES]

WEST INDIES CLUB.

YES, SIR.

FOLLOW THAT CAB.

¿COMO ESTAS?

MUY BIEN, GRACIAS.

¿COMO ESTA NEGOCIO?

BIEN, GRACIAS.

MR. NICK CHARLES,
IS IT NOT?

IT IS.

YOU ARE ALONE?

THE GOOD
ARE OFTEN ALONE.

I FIX IT SO YOU
WILL NOT BE GOOD LONG.

EH, SEÑOR JONES,

THIS IS CARMELITA,
AITA, AND MARCITA.

WOULD YOU HAVE
A LITTLE BITE TO EAT-A?

[WOMEN SPEAKING SPANISH]

NO.

WHERE'S THE PHONE?

OVER THERE.

I'LL WAIT HERE.
OK.

UH, HOW ABOUT
A LITTLE SLUG OF SOMETHING?

[ALL TALKING]

JUST A LITTLE SNACK
IS ALL THEY WANT.

CIGARETTE?

[MUSIC BEGINS]

OHH!

[MUSIC ENDS]

UH, WHO GAVE YOU THIS?

THE LADY OVER THERE.

AH. YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

AN OLD FRIEND,
VERY OLD FRIEND.

[WOMEN SPEAKING SPANISH]

UH, THANKS.

NOW, MOMMY, YOU KNOW BETTER
THAN TO COME

TO A PLACE LIKE THIS
YOUR FIRST DAY OUT OF BED.

WHAT IF THE HEALTH OFFICERS
FIND OUT?

THEY'LL PUT YOU
RIGHT BACK IN QUARANTINE.

I WON'T STAY IN QUARANTINE.
I DON'T CARE WHO CATCHES IT!

[MEN TALKING]

I MUST BE GOING.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

I'LL TRADE YOU
2 MUMPS FOR A MEASLE...BELLA.

MADAM, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
LEADING THIS DOUBLE LIFE?

JUST SINCE
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED.

OH.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
I WAS HERE?

I SAW A GREAT GROUP OF MEN
STANDING AROUND A TABLE.

I KNEW THERE WAS ONLY
ONE WOMAN IN THE WORLD

WHO COULD ATTRACT MEN
LIKE THAT.

A WOMAN WITH
A LOT OF MONEY.

BURGUNDY.
UH, 2 BURGUNDIES.

YES, SIR.

THE SAME.

YES, MA'AM.

GIVE ME $14.75.

$14...!

WHAT FOR?

A MAN.

ANOTHER ONE?

THIS IS A MAN WHO
PHONED AFTER YOU LEFT.

HE'S SOMEWHERE
RIGHT IN THIS ROOM.

HE SAID HE HEARD YOU WERE
LOOKING FOR DUM-DUM.

NOW DUM-DUM
OWES HIM $14.75

AND WON'T PAY HIM.

HE SAID THAT IF
I GAVE HIM THE $14.75,

HE'D TELL ME
WHERE DUM-DUM WAS.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CONTACT
THIS MYSTERIOUS INFORMER?

I TOLD HIM I'D BE
HOLDING THE MONEY

IN A HANDKERCHIEF
LIKE THIS.

OHH.

BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY
UNTIL I SHOWED UP.

I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT.

I'D HAVE GOTTEN IT.

MADAME, AT LAST!

HELLO.

I KNEW YOU WOULD
COME TO ME.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU
ALL EVENING

WITH THAT
THOUGHT IN MY HEART...

AND IN MY EYES.

SHALL WE, UH, DANCE?

YES. I THINK
IT WOULD BE BETTER.

WHERE IS DUM-DUM?

DUM-DUM?

YES, I THINK I'D LIKE
TO FIND HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

ARE YOU IN LOVE
WITH HIM?

NO.

THEN WHY SHOULD
HE SPOIL THE BEAUTY

OF THIS MOMENT?

WELL, REALLY. I HAVE
A HUSBAND, YOU KNOW.

HA! A STUPID
AMERICAN ICEBERG, HUH?

NO. HE'S
TRAVELED ABROAD.

AH, DOES HE EVER SPEAK
TO YOU IN BURNING WORDS

THAT MAKE YOU
GO HALF-MAD

WITH JOY AND YEARNING?

WELL, HE'S KIND OF CUTE.

CUTE? HA!
¡INCREIBLE!

WHO'S THAT?

A STUPID
AMERICAN ICEBERG.

SE REPITA.

SI, SENOR.

HELLO, DUM-DUM.
HOW'S TRICKS?

Man: HIYA, DUM-DUM.

OH, SIT DOWN.

MAKE OUT ALL RIGHT
WITH THE POLICE?

ALWAYS I DO.

HOW ABOUT CHURCH?
HE MAKING OUT ALL RIGHT?

THAT I DO NOT KNOW.
I COME TO ASK YOU.

WHERE DO YOU
THINK HE IS?

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS.

YOUR EAR IS GETTING
INTO OUR DRINKS!

WHAT'S EATING YOU?
I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.

YOU NEVER MEAN ANYTHING.

BUT THAT DON'T
KEEP YOU FROM TRYING.

I DO NOT KNOW WHERE
MR. CHURCH IS.

THINK HE KILLED
MacFAY?

DOES A MAN SAY HE THINK
HIS FRIEND KILL?

OHH! SAY, LISTEN,

I CAN TELL YOU
RIGHT NOW

WHO KILLED
MOST OF THE GUYS

THAT GET THEMSELVES
KILLED IN THIS TOWN.

WHO ARE YOU
LOOKING AT NOW?

IS THAT LITTLE SWINE
DUM-DUM?

WHY, UH...

WAIT! IF YOU ARE NOT
IN LOVE WITH HIM,

WHY DO YOU LEAVE ME?

LOOK, HERE'S YOUR
MONEY. LET ME GO.

MONEY?
BETWEEN YOU AND ME?

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

YOU'RE DRIVING ME MAD!

[DANCE MUSIC BEGINS]

MY WIFE'S COMING BACK.
WON'T YOU, UH...

SURE, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

HAVE A DRINK?

DON'T MIND IF I DO.

HAVE SEVERAL.
MM-HMM.

SAY, YOU'RE WORKING
ON THIS MURDER CASE,

AREN'T YOU?

IF YOU CALL THIS WORK.
YOU KNOW PHIL CHURCH?

KNOW HIM?

MANY'S A BOTTLE HIM AND
ME SPLIT IN THIS JOINT

AND OVER AT
HIS GAL'S FLAT, TOO.

YOU MEAN SMITTY?

NO, LINDA MILLS,

THE ONE HE HAD
BEFORE SMITTY.

OH, LINDA MILLS.
YOUNG GIRL, VERY PRETTY.

THAT'S THE ONE.

CUTE-LOOKING DOLL,

I GUESS, UNDER
ALL THAT WAR PAINT,

BUT, MMM,
PLENTY TOUGH.

YEAH, LIVES
AT THE, UH...

CHESTERFEAR PARK.

CHESTERFEAR. DON'T TELL ME
HE'S MIXED UP WITH HER.

SURE HE IS.

THINK THAT BOY
MUST HAVE A SCOOTER.

JUST BACK FROM CUBA--

CUBA?

WELL, I THOUGHT
HE SAID THAT, UH...

NO, IF YOU
CALL THIS CUBA.

HE'S BEEN HANGING AROUND
THESE JOINTS

EVER SINCE
HE GOT OUT OF STIR.

SAY, YOU KNOW EVEN
MORE ABOUT THIS

THAN THE COPS DO,
AND THEY'RE ALL WRONG

IF THEY THINK PHIL WAS
MIXED UP IN THAT THING

DOWN IN THE ISLAND.

WHY, I SAW HIM MYSELF
GOING IN ABOUT 11:00--

[SCREAMING]

[WOMEN SCREAMING,
MEN YELLING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

REMEMBER ME?

OH, SEÑORA,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, I'M ALL RIGHT.

OH, SOMETHING
HIT ME.

OH, THAT'S TOO BAD.
GOOD NIGHT.

HMM, YEAH,
GOOD NIGHT.

WHY, NICKY,
I BELIEVE YOU CARE.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WELL, I'M GOING TO FIND
A MISS LINDA MILLS.

I WANT TO GET THERE
BEFORE ANYONE BEATS ME TO IT.

OH, UM, CHESTERFEAR
APARTMENTS. AND HURRY!

[ASTA BARKING]

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

I'D LIKE TO GO
IN THERE BY MYSELF.

YOU GO EVERYWHERE
ALONE.

I'D LIKE TO
HAVE SOME FUN, TOO.

HMM.

YES, WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?

WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH...

OH, GO RIGHT AHEAD,
MADAM.

YOU GOT HERE FIRST.

OH, YOU AIN'T TOGETHER.

OH, NO, NO.
UNFORTUNATELY.

WHAT WAS IT, HONEY?

I'D LIKE TO LOOK
AT A ROOM.

WELL, COME RIGHT IN.

YOU LOOKING
FOR A ROOM, TOO?

LOOKING FOR LINDA MILLS.

OH. SAY, YOU'RE HIM,
AIN'T YOU?

WHO?

AIN'T THAT YOUR PICTURE
IN THE EVENING NEWS?

AFRAID IT IS.

WELL, I'LL DECLARE!

IS SHE IN?

OH, YOU CAN'T EVER
TELL ABOUT HER.

HOW'S THE CHANCES
OF FINDING OUT?

I'LL SEE. DON'T SAY ANYTHING
IN FRONT OF THIS PARTY.

HMM? OH, TCH TCH.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, HONEY?
A SINGLE OR DOUBLE?

A SINGLE ROOM,
PLEASE.

YOU STAY HERE.
COME WITH ME, DEARIE.

GOT JUST WHAT YOU WANT.

AND REASONABLE.

COME RIGHT ON IN, HONEY.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
ROOMS IN THE HOUSE.

[MEOW]

[ARF ARF ARF ARF]

GET OUT OF THERE!
I'LL HAVE THAT WINDOW FIXED.

LOOK AROUND
FOR YOURSELF, DEARIE.

I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

IS LINDA MILLS INVOLVED?

WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU
THINK SHE'S INVOLVED?

YOU BEING HERE,

THEN LOOKING FOR THAT FRIEND
OF HERS, THAT CHURCH.

YOU KNOW CHURCH?

I SEEN HIM GOING
IN AND OUT.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SEEN HIM?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE
A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

HER ROOM'S DOWN HERE
AT THE END OF THE HALL.

MISS MILLS! MISS MILLS!

IT'S ME--MISS DOLLEY!
ARE YOU IN, DEARIE?

I GUESS SHE AIN'T IN,
ALL RIGHT.

MIND IF
I LOOK AROUND?

HELP YOURSELF.

WHAT DOES SHE DO
FOR A LIVING?

DON'T ASK ME. I'M NOT
RUNNING A Y.M.C.A.

SHE'S BEEN HERE ABOUT A
YEAR, AND SHE'S GOOD PAY.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW
AND ALL I CARE ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT I TELL
SOME OF THE OTHERS

WHEN THEY KICK ABOUT HER
THROWING NOISY PARTIES

AND HAVING FIGHTS
IN HER FLAT.

SHE HAVE NOISY PARTIES?

YOU KNOW HOW GIRLS ARE.

NO, HOW ARE THEY?

OH, GO ON. DON'T KID ME.

[ASTA BARKS]

YES?

OH, THIS
IS A NICE ROOM.

IT'S TAKEN, DEAR, IT'S TAKEN.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE OTHER,
GOT PLENTY OF OTHERS.

THIS WAY, DEARIE.

ALL RIGHT,
GET THEM UP.

TURN AROUND, WISE GUY.

TURN ON THAT RADIO.

OK.

GOT ANY FAMOUS LAST WORDS?

YOU'VE GOT UNTIL
THAT RADIO WARMS UP.

THANKS.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAM?
YOU KNOW, THIS IS YOUR PARTY.

I'M RATHER PARTIAL
TO PROFESSOR QUIZ.

HE AIN'T LOUD ENOUGH.

HEY, THAT PROGRAM WAS
MADE TO ORDER, AIN'T IT?

ALL RIGHT, NOW,

DON'T MOVE, BOTH OF YOU,
OR I'LL BLOW YOU IN 2.

DROP THOSE RODS
AND REACH.

Nick: THANK YOU,
LIEUTENANT.

IT'S A GOOD THING YOU PHONED
ME TO TRAIL YOU, AIN'T IT?

YES, AIN'T IT?

YOU KNOW, YOU BOYS SHOULD
STAY OFF FIRE ESCAPES

WHEN THERE ISN'T ANY,
UH--AIN'T ANY FIRE.

YOU'RE COMING
TO THE STATION WITH US,

AIN'T YOU, MR. CHARLES?

OH, NO, I CAN'T.
I HAVE A LADY WAITING.

A LADY? NO FOOLING.

SURPRISED?

WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT

THAT YOU AND THE MISSIS
WAS THE IDEAL COUPLE.

HA HA HA.

YOU...OHH!

WELL, UH...

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS,
LIEUTENANT.

OH, SURE.
HA HA HA. I KNOW.

ANY IDEA WHO
THESE MUGS ARE?

I WOULDN'T KNOW.

YOU'LL FIND OUT, BIG SHOT.
THERE'S PLENTY MORE OF US.

COME ON.
DUMMY UP, YOU.

ALL RIGHT, FLYNN,
TAKE THEM OUT.

NOW, JUST A MINUTE,
LIEUTENANT.

WOULD YOU MIND
TAKING THE BOYS DOWN

THE WAY THEY CAME UP?

I DON'T WANT
TO ALARM THE LADY.

OH, SURE THING.
ALL RIGHT, FLYNN.

OUT THE WINDOW.

YOU KNOW THERE AIN'T NOTHING
FRIGHTENS OFF ROMANCE LIKE...

THE TOUCH OF THE LAW.

OH, BY THE WAY, NICK,

ANYTIME YOU'D LIKE TO
HAVE ME TAKE MRS. CHARLES

OUT TO A MOVIE--

YOU KNOW, SO'S YOU CAN
GET AWAY FOR A WHILE, UH--

OH, WOULD YOU DO THAT?

OH, SURE. I WOULDN'T
MIND IT AT ALL.

REALLY, NOT AT ALL.

UH...

UH...WELL...HA HA.
YOU KNOW ME, PAL.

SURE, I KNOW YOU, PAL.

TOUJOURS L'AMOUR,
TOUJOURS.

ALWAYS KIDDING.
ALL IN THE SPIRIT OF FUN.

OH, YEAH? HA HA.

YEAH. JUST KIDDING.

[THUD]

FINISHED?

Nick: YES.

TELL ME...HOW LONG SINCE
YOU'VE SEEN MISS MILLS?

WELL, I AIN'T SEEN HER
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

BUT I DON'T MAKE NO POINT
OF SEEING MY PEOPLE,

UNLESS THEY'RE BEHIND
ON THEIR RENT.

MMM.
WHAT'S SHE LOOK LIKE?

THE WAY SHE SLAPS
THAT MAKE-UP ON,

YOU'D THINK
SHE WAS AN OLD-TIMER.

BUT SHE DON'T NEED TO.
SHE'S REAL PRETTY.

YOUNG?

YES, BUT DON'T FEAR. SHE
KNOWS ALL THE ANSWERS.

WISHED I KNEW AS MUCH
WHEN I WAS HER AGE.

HA HA HA.
AHEM. UH...

HOPE I HAVEN'T KEPT YOU
FROM RENTING A ROOM.

WHO, HER?

YEAH.

OH, I DON'T THINK SHE
KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS.

OH, TOO BAD. HA HA.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS RATHER PRETTY.

WELL, STICK AROUND.

I MAY BE ABLE TO
WORK OUT SOMETHING.

THANKS, BUT I'M MARRIED.

THAT DON'T MEAN A THING,
AND YOU KNOW IT!

OOH!

Nick: HA HA HA.

AHEM.

Mrs. Dolley: OH,
COME IN! COME IN!

WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT YOU.

OH, YES?

THIS GENTLEMAN HERE
WAS JUST SAYING THAT

YOU'RE THE PRETTIEST
GIRL HE'D EVER SEEN.

AND TAKE IT FROM ME,
HE OUGHT TO KNOW.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

THIS IS MR. CHARLES.

MISS--I DIDN'T CATCH
YOUR NAME.

FINHADDEN.

LETTIE FINHADDEN.

WELL, THAT'S THE FASTEST PIECE
OF WORK I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE.

Guild:
MR. NICK CHARLES, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CHARLES.
THIS IS GUILD.

WELL, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING
ON THAT NURSE.

WE JUST FOUND THAT

HER FINGERPRINTS MATCH UP
WITH AN AGNES BORUP.

I KNOW AGNES WELL,

AND FROM THAT LANDLADY'S
DESCRIPTION OF LINDA MILLS,

IT JUST ABOUT FITS HER.

MY GUESS IS, IF WE GET HER,
WE GET CHURCH.

UH-HUH.

OH, YES, YEAH.

NO, I--I DON'T THINK SO.

WELL, FOR ONE THING,

A NEW LOVE HAS COME
INTO CHURCH'S LIFE.

SMITTY MAY HAVE BEEN
STOOGING FOR HIM AT FIRST,

BUT IT'S THE REAL THING NOW.

THEY'RE PLANNING
ON GOING AWAY TOGETHER.

COME ON UP HERE.

I MAY HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU. YEAH.

WHAT? WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT?

TELL US!

DID YOU FIND OUT
SOMETHING?

WELL...

AREN'T YOU INTERESTED,
MRS. BELLAM?

OH, YES, YES.

OH.

I HAVEN'T GOT IT ALL
WORKED OUT YET, BUT...

FREDDIE, MAYBE
YOU COULD HELP ME.

YOU'RE WRITING
A MYSTERY PLAY.

OH, THAT.

HOW DID YOU GET
YOUR MAN?

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN
THAT FAR YET.

I'M STUCK
FOR A FINISH.

OH. THAT'S TOO BAD.

WELL, THERE'S STILL
1 OR 2 PIECES MISSING,

BUT I KNOW THIS MUCH:

EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED

HAS BEEN PART
OF A PLAN. CHURCH--

[MUSIC PLAYING,
BABIES CRYING]

THE BABY PARTY.

YOU SAID IT.
COME ON, MUG.

Man: ALL RIGHT, BOYS.

ALL RIGHT, NOW--HIT IT!

Men: ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR NICKIE ♪

♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ♪

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

OH, HO HO HO!
YOU, TOO, LARRY, HUH?

YOU KNOW ME, NICK.
TRY ANYTHING ONCE!

HEY, HEY!
THIS IS THE MISSIS!

Man: PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

Second man: GLAD TO MEET YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?

SHE'S GOOD FOR
MY MONEY.

I WISH I'D
HAVE SEEN HER FIRST.

Man: HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU CAN'T COME IN HERE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
I CAN'T COME IN? WHY? WHY?

YOU HEARD WHAT
PETE SAID.

YOU GOT TO HAVE
A KID.

WELL, I GOT A KID.

Nick: WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE? HUH?

IT'S WACKY.

HELLO, WACKY!
HIYA, NICK.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU.

GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE MARRIED.

MARRIED? THEY DIDN'T SAY
YOU HAD TO BE MARRIED.

THEY JUST SAID YOU
HAD TO HAVE A KID.

COME ON IN
AND MEET THE MISSIS.

SURE.
MOMMY?

HEY, HEY! YOU DIDN'T
SNATCH THAT, DID YOU?

HUH?

WE DON'T WANT TO PUT
THE HEAT ON THIS PARTY.

NO!

I GOT IT LEGITIMATE.
I RENTED IT FOR A BUCK.

OK, OK. WE DON'T WANT
NO HOT TOT.

DON'T WORRY. HE'S AS
COLD AS A CUCUMBER.

COME ON, KID. YEAH.

WACKY, THIS IS
MRS. CHARLES.

HELLO, WACKY.

IT'S MUTUAL.
IT'S MUTUAL.

HE'S A PIP,
AIN'T HE?

LOOK
AT THAT SUCKER.

LET'S PUT THEM
ALL IN THE PEN.

THE PEN?

UH...SHE MEANS
THE KIDDIE PEN.

HA HA. GEE, I HOPE
IT'S NOT A BAD OMEN.

COME ON!

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

I'LL GET SOME ICE CREAM.

NO, NO. THIS IS
OUR PARTY.

WE GOT
THE STUFF RIGHT HERE:

HAMBURGERS,
HOT DOGS, AND SALAMI,

AND THERE'S ROOT BEER
AND COCA-COLA.

DIDN'T YOU BRING
NOTHING

BUT ROOT BEER
AND COCA-COLA?

YOU WANT TO MAKE
THE KIDS SICK?

I DON'T KNOW. I HAD
THE KID OUT BEFORE.

NICKY.

HUH?

WILL YOU ORDER
SOME ICE CREAM?

YEAH.
IT'LL BE RIGHT UP.

YOU'RE TELLING ME.

[CLICK]

[LOCKS DOOR]

[KNOB TURNS]

ROOM SERVICE, PLEASE.

THERE'S A MAN OUTSIDE.

HE WANTS TO SEE YOU.
I PUT HIM IN THE STUDY.

OH...

I THOUGHT MRS. BELLAM
MIGHT BE HERE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE SHE IS.

CAN I DO SOMETHING?

I JUST WANT SOMEONE
TO KEEP AN EYE ON NICKIE.

WELL, LET ME.

OH, THAT'S VERY NICE,
BUT I--

WELL, LOIS SHOULD GET
SOME SLEEP, ANYWAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SEND IT RIGHT UP.

WHO IS THIS MAN?

I DON'T KNOW.

A BIG MAN
WITH HEAVY GLASSES.

AH, VOGEL.

VOGEL?
WHO'S VOGEL?

HE'S ONE OF
THE MISSING PIECES.

Man:
GET YOUR HANDS UP.

BOTH OF YOU.

Nick: THIS IS MR. CHURCH,
DARLING--

SKIP IT.

GOT NO TIME
TO WASTE.

TOLD YOU I'D BE
SEEING YOU, CHARLES,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
IT'D BE THIS SOON.

I BEEN DREAMING
AGAIN, CHARLES.

ONLY THIS TIME,
IT'S ABOUT YOU.

YOU OUGHT TO BE
PSYCHOANALYZED.

TWICE I'VE SEEN YOU
DEAD IN MY DREAMS.

BOTH TIMES
YOU'RE ALL BATTERED UP,

JUST LIKE MacFAY WAS.

SO IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO BE A WIDOW,

MRS. CHARLES, GET HIM
ON A TRAIN TONIGHT.

I'M FEELING I'M GOING TO
HAVE THAT THIRD DREAM.

I'M PACKING RIGHT NOW.

OK.

NOW,
IF YOU'RE SMART,

YOU'LL WAIT 5 MINUTES

BEFORE YOU BLOW
ANY WHISTLES.

[SIGHS]

GET HIM!

WHAT?

DON'T MIND ME.
GO ON, GET HIM!

WELL, WHY?
NEVER SAW A MAN

TRYING SO HARD
TO GET CAUGHT.

NOW LOOK AT THE CLOWN,

CLIMBING ACROSS THAT
LEDGE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

WELL, WHY DOES HE
WANT TO GET CAUGHT?

JUST PART OF HIS PLAN.

[GUNSHOT]

WHERE IS HE?
WHAT HAPPENED, NICK?

WHO DO YOU WANT
BLASTED?

MAN'S JUST
BEEN KILLED.

I THINK YOU BOYS
BETTER GET OUT OF HERE

BEFORE THE POLICE
ARRIVE.

GRAB YOUR KIDS--
HOLY SMOKE!

WHAT HAPPENED?!

Man: HEY, GET OUT OF
THE WAY, WILL YOU?

[BABIES CRYING, MEN SHOUTING]

FREDDIE, WILL YOU
GET NICKIE?

OH, OF COURSE I WILL.

DON'T YOU THINK WE OUGHT TO
NOTIFY THE POLICE OF THAT?

THEY'LL BE HERE
ANY MINUTE.

WHERE'S NICKIE?
WHERE'S NICKIE?

Man: MUST BE IN THE PEN!

Lois: THERE HE IS!

Man: WE'D BETTER
GET OUT OF HERE!

[NICKIE CRYING]

YES...WELL...

YOU, UH...

YOU WANT TO SEE ME?

WASN'T IMPORTANT.

JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANYTHING NEW.

I'LL WAIT TILL
YOU'RE FREE.

I'M FREE NOW.

TOMORROW WILL DO.

TOMORROW YOU
MAY NOT BE FREE.

YOU BETTER WAIT.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

Guild: STAND ASIDE.
STAND ASIDE.

WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE, CASEY?

PHIL CHURCH WAS SHOT.
HE FELL IN THE ALLEY.

WE ARRESTED THIS MAN
AND WOMAN.

THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES
AROUND WHEN IT HAPPENED.

I HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH IT, LIEUTENANT.

FOUND THIS IN THE TRASH CAN,
ONE SHELL EMPTY.

IT WASN'T MINE,
LIEUTENANT.

I WOULDN'T HAVE
ANY REASON TO KILL PHIL.

BRING THEM ALONG
UPSTAIRS, BOYS.

HEAR FROM THE DOCTOR?

DOCTOR SAYS HE WAS SHOT
WITH A .38.

JUDGING FROM THE ANGLE
AT WHICH THE BULLET

ENTERED THE BODY,

IT COULD HAVE COME
FROM MOST ANYWHERE.

THEY'RE WORKING
ON THE GUN NOW

TO SEE IF IT'S THE ONE.

Nick: HMM.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN THE STREET DOWN BELOW?

MR. CHURCH TOLD ME
HE WAS COMING HERE.

I TELL HER.
THEN I'M AFRAID

SHE COME OVER
AND BUTT IN, MAYBE,

SO I COME MAYBE
TO STOP HER.

STOP HER?
FROM WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
SHE MAY DO.

SHE GET
EXCITED ON THE PHONE.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO? FRAME ME?

LOOK, I KNOW THAT PHIL CHURCH
IS TRYING TO PULL A TRICK

THAT'S TOO SLICK
FOR HIS OWN GOOD,

SO I COME OVER HERE
TO HEAD HIM OFF.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY PICKED
A GOOD WAY TO DO IT.

LOOK, I HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT ANY MURDERS,

AND I'M NEVER GOING TO BE--

NOW, DON'T GIVE ME
THAT STUFF AGAIN!

WELL, WHAT ABOUT IT?
DID YOU SEE HER DO IT?

I JUST SEEN HER.

I WAS CROSSING STREET TO HER.
TRUCK GOT IN MY WAY.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO
KILLED PHIL CHURCH, ASK HIM.

Smitty: YOU HEARD HIM LAST
NIGHT THREATEN WHAT HE'D DO

IF ME AND PHIL RAN OFF
TOGETHER. ASK HIM!

YOU KILL MY MR. CHURCH?

ASK HIM WHERE'S HIS GUN.

I'VE GOT MY GUN
RIGHT HERE.

DON'T TRY
TO HANG THIS ON ME.

YOU KILL MY MR. CHURCH?!

SURE HE DID.
HE KILLED PHIL.

HEY, COME ON!

[ALL SHOUTING AT ONCE]

Guild: HEY, BREAK IT UP!
BREAK IT UP, WILL YOU?!

Man: COME ON! LET ME--

NICKY, NICKY!
DO SOMETHING!

HMM? OH, YES.
OF COURSE.

Man: LET HIM ALONE!
LET HIM ALONE!

Guild: HERE, NOW, YOU--

NOW, YOU STOP. SPITFIRE!
UGH! SIT DOWN, THERE.

YOU ASKED FOR IT.

UH...DID SOMEBODY
DROP THIS CHIP?

WHY, YES. IT'S MINE.

OH. GOOD.

NOW, ONE MORE SESSION
LIKE THAT,

AND I'LL CALL UP THE WAGON
AND DRAG YOU ALL DOWNTOWN.

MAY I...SAY SOMETHING?

GO AHEAD.

UH...WELL,
I HAVE A HUNCH

IF WE FIND OUT
WHO MURDERED MacFAY,

WE'LL FIND OUT
WHO MURDERED CHURCH.

MAYBE IT'LL CLEAR
THINGS UP

IF WE START
FROM THE BEGINNING.

TELL ME THIS FIRST:

IF...IF YOU WERE TRYING
A MAN FOR MURDER

AND HE SUDDENLY PRODUCED
AN AIRTIGHT ALIBI,

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?

HE'D GO FREE.

SUPPOSE AFTER YOU
FREED HIM,

YOU FOUND
THAT HE WAS GUILTY,

THAT HE'D PLANNED
THE WHOLE THING--

WHAT COULD YOU DO?

NOTHING.
NOTHING AT ALL.

I SEE. WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU MEAN, YOU'D LET HIM
GET AWAY WITH IT?

WELL,
WE'D HAVE TO.

CAN'T TRY A MAN FOR
THE SAME CRIME TWICE.

IF HE'S ACQUITTED,

HE COULD EVEN BOAST ABOUT IT,
AND WE COULDN'T TOUCH HIM.

UH, THAT WAS
CHURCH'S PLAN.

WHAT WAS?

HIS IDEA WAS TO ADVERTISE
HIMSELF AS THE MURDERER

WHILE HIS ACCOMPLICE
DID THE DIRTY WORK.

HE TAKES A HOUSE
ON LONG ISLAND.

HE THREATENS MacFAY,
TERRORIZES THE HOUSEHOLD.

AFTER THE MURDER,
HE DISAPPEARS,

STILL CALLING ATTENTION
TO HIMSELF AS THE KILLER.

THEN, WHEN THINGS LOOK
BLACKEST FOR HIM,

HE WALKS IN HERE,
INVITING ME TO TAKE HIM.

HIS PLAN WAS TO GET TRIED
FOR THAT MURDER,

SPRING A LAST-MINUTE ALIBI,

AND WALK OUT OF
THAT COURT SCOT-FREE.

YOU MEAN THAT HE HAD
THIS ALIBI ALL THE TIME?

YES, BUT HE DIDN'T
WANT US TO KNOW IT.

THAT'S WHY DUM-DUM BEAT UP
A DRUNK LAST NIGHT

WHEN THE DRUNK
TRIED TO TELL ME.

YOU DID?

WAS THAT IT?
WAS THAT WHY YOU HIT HIM?

I HIT HIM BECAUSE
HE START A FIGHT.

MAYBE VOGEL WILL TELL US.
HE DIDN'T WANT IT KNOWN EITHER.

WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO PULL?

YOUR MEN
JUMPED HIM, TOO.

Guild: WERE YOU IN ON THIS?

YOU THINK I'D BE
IN ON ANYTHING WITH THAT RAT?

LOOKS BAD FOR YOU,
VOGEL.

YOU WERE DOWN ON THE ISLAND.
YOU KNEW THE SETUP.

YOU TRIED TO KEEP
SMITTY FROM TALKING.

YOUR MEN THREATENED ME
ON THE PHONE,

TOLD ME
IF I DIDN'T LAY OFF--

MY MEN? WHAT MEN?

THE ONES WHO
DROPPED THAT CHIP

AT THE WEST INDIES
CLUB LAST NIGHT.

OH.

COME ON, DIAMOND BACK,
SPILL IT.

OK, OK. I...
I RUN A PLACE UPTOWN.

IT'S...WELL,
IT'S A PLACE.

GET WHAT I MEAN,

OR SHOULD I WAIT
FOR MY LAWYER?

WE GET IT. YOU DON'T
WANT TO ADMIT

YOU RUN A GAMBLING
JOINT. GO ON!

THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST,

CHURCH COMES IN AND SITS
IN THE GAME FOR 2 1/2 HOURS,

INCLUDING THE TIME MacFAY
WAS KILLED OUT ON THE ISLAND.

THEN YOU-- YOU HELPED
HIM GET HIS ALIBI.

I TELL YOU, I WASN'T
IN THIS WITH HIM.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
WAS GOING ON.

THEN WHY DID YOU
KEEP IT QUIET?

WELL, THAT NIGHT

A BUNCH OF MY BEST
CUSTOMERS WERE THERE...

A BANK PRESIDENT,
BIG GUYS LIKE THAT...

BIG AND RESPECTABLE.
THEY HAVE TO GET UP IN COURT

AND ADMIT THEY
WERE PLAYING IN MY PLACE,

THEY MIGHT AS WELL
CUT THEIR THROATS.

SO, I'M OUT TO GET
THE GUYS WHO CAN SPILL IT.

AND YOUR MEN
WERE OUT TO GET ME.

THANK YOU. HMM...

I KNEW CHURCH'S PLAN
WAS GOOD,

BUT I DIDN'T
KNOW IT WAS THAT GOOD.

OH, HE WAS
A GENIUS.

Nick: LET ME SHOW YOU
SOMETHING ELSE HE PLANNED.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT
CHURCH. HE'S DEAD.

IT'S THE KILLER
WE'RE AFTER.

YES,
I'M COMING TO THAT.

YOU MEAN, YOU
KNOW WHO HE IS?

Nick: I HAVE
A PRETTY FAIR IDEA.

AND IF THIS TRICK

TURNS OUT RIGHT,
I'LL BE SURE.

LET'S SAY THIS
IS MacFAY'S ROOM

AND THAT THIS IS HIS BED.

WE'LL FIX THINGS
JUST AS WE FOUND THEM

THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

LET ME SEE...THERE WAS
A NEWSPAPER ON THE FLOOR--

STOP ME IF I'M WRONG.

Guild: HERE'S A PAPER.

NOW, LET ME SEE...
THERE WERE SOME BOOKS.

I'LL GET THOSE, NICKY.

THANK YOU, MOMMY.
A GLASS OF WATER?

I'LL GET IT.

Nick: NO, NO, MRS. BELLAM.

YOU STAY HERE. ONE OF
THE BOYS WILL GET IT.

FREDDIE, WOULD YOU MIND
STANDING OVER THERE?

SURELY.

AND WATCH EVERYTHING
VERY CAREFULLY. A LAMP?

Van Slack: I'LL GET THAT.

Nick: IF I REMEMBER,

THE CORD WAS PULLED
FROM THE LAMP. LET'S SEE...

FORGOT THE GUN.

YES, I HAVE MY OWN
RIGHT HERE.

[GUN HAMMER COCKS]

THERE WE ARE. NOW MAY I HAVE
THE BOOKS, MOMMY?

YOU KNOW,
THIS TRICK SHOULD WORK.

CHURCH PLANNED IT,
AND CHURCH WAS AN ENGINEER.

THERE WE ARE.

IF YOU'D JUST LET ME
HAVE THE PAPER...

Guild: THE PAPER.

THANK YOU. JUST
ONE SHEET WILL DO.

IT WAS JUST ONE SHEET
THAT WAS WET, WASN'T IT?

WHY...YES.

OK.

PAPER SERVES
AS A NONCONDUCTOR.

PLACE A SMALL PIECE
BETWEEN THE EXPOSED WIRE

AND A METALLIC PART
OF THE GUN.

NOW THE WATER, PLEASE.

YOU WATCHING THIS
CAREFULLY, FREDDIE?

OH, YES, YES.

IT MIGHT BE YOUR FINISH.

JUST DROP THE WATER
IN THIS INDENTATION.

THERE YOU ARE.

MIND PLUGGING THAT IN?
THANK YOU.

12 MINUTES PAST.

NOW, WOULD YOU ALL
MIND STEPPING DOWN

TO THE OTHER END
OF THE ROOM?

BUT NOTHING HAPPENS.

GIVE IT TIME. RUN, MOMMY,
FAST. ANYONE WANT A DRINK?

BUT REALLY,
MR. CHARLES,

WHERE DOES ALL THIS
GET US?

WELL, YOU REMEMBER
YOU SAID IT WAS FUNNY

THAT I DIDN'T HEAR

ANY SOUNDS OF A STRUGGLE
IN MacFAY'S ROOM?

WELL,
I DID THINK THAT--

WELL, I DIDN'T HEAR

ANY SOUND OF A STRUGGLE
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO STRUGGLE.

OH, BUT ALL THIS--

HIS BROKEN WRIST,
THE SHOT HE FIRED.

MacFAY DIDN'T FIRE
THAT SHOT.

WHAT?

HE WAS DEAD
WHEN IT WENT OFF.

THE MURDERER STAGED
THIS WHOLE THING,

JUST AS I HAVE,

TO MAKE IT LOOK
AS IF THERE'D BEEN A ROW.

THIS LITTLE TRICK
GAVE HIM...OR HER

A CHANCE TO GET AWAY
AND GET AN ALIBI.

WELL, THAT BROKEN WRIST,

IT SORT OF ELIMINATES
A WOMAN, DOESN'T IT?

IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO
BREAK A DEAD MAN'S WRIST.

EVEN A WOMAN
COULD DO THAT.

OH...MRS. BELLAM?

YES?

YOU WERE THE LAST ONE

TO SEE COLONEL MacFAY,
WEREN'T YOU?

YES.

WHAT TIME WAS THAT?

ABOUT MIDNIGHT.

BUT YOU CAN'T SAY I DID IT!
HE WASN'T KILLED UNTIL 1:00!

YOU MEAN THE SHOT DIDN'T
GO OFF UNTIL 1:00.

WE DON'T KNOW YET
WHEN HE WAS KILLED.

Van Slack:
YOU WERE AN OLD SWEETHEART

OF MacFAY'S, WEREN'T YOU?

WEREN'T YOU?!

WELL, WHAT'S THAT
GOT TO DO WITH IT?

MAYBE WE BETTER HAVE
EVERYBODY IN ON THIS.

TRY THE SECOND DOOR
DOWN ON THE LEFT.

KEY'S IN THE LOCK.

WHO IS IT?

IF I KNOW MY PERFUMES,

IT'S DOROTHY...OR AGNES
OR WHATEVER HER NAME IS.

Dorothy: I HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING! YOU LET ME GO!

I--I TOLD YOU,

I HAVEN'T ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS!

THEN WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

I CAME TO SEE MR. CHARLES!

WHEN I CAME TO WORK FOR YOU,
MR. CHARLES,

I'D JUST
GOTTEN OUT OF PRISON.

GOOD GRACIOUS!

I WAS GOING STRAIGHT,

BUT I KNEW THE POLICE
WOULD NEVER BELIEVE ME

AFTER THAT KILLING,
SO I LIT OUT!

BUT I COULDN'T REST EASY.
I HAD TO EXPLAIN TO MR. CHARLES!

WELL, WHY SHOULD YOU,

AN EX-CONVICT, SEEK
EMPLOYMENT IN THE HOME

OF A MAN KNOWN THE WORLD
OVER AS A GREAT DETECTIVE?

BECAUSE NICK CHARLES

NEVER REFUSED A BREAK
TO ANYBODY IN HIS LIFE!

AND I MEANT TO PROVE
TO HIM AND MRS. CHARLES

THAT I COULD MAKE GOOD,

AND THEN I WAS
GOING TO TELL THEM!

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I KNEW ABOUT YOU.

WAIT A MOMENT!
GUILD HERE SAYS

THIS WOMAN WAS THE ONE
AT THE CHESTERFEAR APARTMENTS.

I'M AFRAID, FOR ONCE,
THE LIEUTENANT IS WRONG.

SHE WASN'T.

LOOK, NICKY!
IT'S SMOKING.

[GUNSHOT]

IT WORKED!

Guild: HEY, GIVE
ME THAT ROD!

I KNEW IT WAS DUM-DUM
ALL THE TIME.

WAS IT HIM?

NO. DUM-DUM WAS ONLY
TRYING TO GET THE ACCOMPLICE

WHO KILLED HIS MR. CHURCH.

Van Slack:
WELL, BUT WHO--WHO--

I'M AFRAID YOU PEOPLE
HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.

THIS LITTLE TRICK
I JUST SHOWED YOU

GAVE THE MURDERER
5 MINUTES TO GET AWAY

AND GET AN ALIBI.

THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON
WHO USED THAT PARTICULAR ALIBI.

CHURCH PLANNED
THIS TRICK, AND...

YOU CARRIED IT THROUGH.

THAT'S WHY CHURCH HAD
SMITTY TO STOOGE FOR HIM,

SO THAT NO ONE WOULD SUSPECT

THAT HE WAS MIXED UP
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.

Nora: NICK!

WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING? WHY--

YOU WERE FRIENDS
WITH CHURCH AND DUM-DUM.

THAT'S WHY YOUR DOG
WAS FRIENDS WITH THEM,

LET THEM COME
AND GO AS THEY PLEASED.

THAT'S WHY YOUR DOG STOOD ON HIS
HIND LEGS, AS THE PRINTS SHOWED,

WITH HIS PAWS ON
HIS KILLER'S SHOULDERS

WHEN HE GOT HIS THROAT CUT.

WELL, IF THEY WERE SUCH
GOOD FRIENDS,

WHY DID THEY
HAVE TO KILL HIM?

TO AVOID ANY SUSPICION

THAT YOU AND CHURCH
WERE WORKING TOGETHER.

IT'S A LIE!
I KILLED MacFAY.

CAREFUL, FREDDIE.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
TO HORN

WHEN HE TRIED
TO PROTECT HER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN THAT HORN
MUST HAVE KNOWN

THAT SHE COMMITTED
THE MURDER.

HE WAS JITTERY THAT NIGHT,
ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL.

HE TOLD US HE'D HAD
A THREAT AGAINST LOIS' LIFE.

THAT WAS TO DIVERT
SUSPICION FROM HER.

HORN WANTED TO GET ME
OFF THE CASE.

WHEN I WENT OUT ON THE GROUNDS
LOOKING FOR ASTA AND THAT KNIFE,

HE KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE FAIRLY
SAFE TO TAKE A SHOT AT ME.

IF HE WAS CAUGHT, HE COULD
BLAME IT ON THE DARKNESS,

SAY HE MISTOOK ME
FOR CHURCH OR DUM-DUM.

YOU WERE AFRAID OF HORN,

AFRAID THAT HE MIGHT BREAK
AND GIVE YOU AWAY.

BESIDES, YOU WERE
REALLY STUCK ON PHIL CHURCH.

SO YOU LET HORN GO OUT
TO GET ME,

AND THEN YOU
RAN ON AHEAD AND WARNED ME

SO THAT I'D HAVE TIME
TO DRAW A GUN ON HIM.

THEN YOU PUSHED ME
OUT OF THE WAY OF HIS BULLET,

FIGURING THAT I'D SHOOT HIM
IN SELF-DEFENSE,

WHICH IS WHAT I MIGHT
HAVE HAD TO DO,

BUT THE POLICE STEPPED IN
AND DID THE JOB FOR BOTH OF US.

NICKY, YOU'RE JUST GUESSING.
YOU'RE SAYING HORRIBLE THINGS!

IT'S THE ONLY WAY
IT MAKES SENSE.

SENSE? WHAT SENSE
COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE

IN MY KILLING FATHER?!

BECAUSE YOU WANTED HIS MONEY
AND YOU WANTED IT NOW.

BUT FATHER GAVE ME
EVERYTHING I COULD

POSSIBLY NEED. WHY, HE--

BUT THAT WASN'T
YOUR KIND OF LIFE.

YOUR KIND OF LIFE
WAS THE LINDA MILLS LIFE

THAT YOU'VE BEEN LEADING EVER
SINCE YOU GOT NERVE ENOUGH

TO SNEAK OUT OF THE HOUSE
AFTER THE FOLKS WENT TO SLEEP.

LINDA MILLS?

YES, MY SWEET. "L.M.,"
FOR LINDA MILLS AND LOIS MacFAY.

LINDA MILLS, WHO SLEEPS
WITHOUT PILLOWS, JUST AS YOU DO.

LINDA MILLS,
IN WHOSE APARTMENT

THERE'S A SCORCHED SPOT
BESIDE THE BED

AND A BULLET HOLE
IN THE WALL

WHERE THIS TRICK
WAS REHEARSED.

WHY, YOU CAN'T MEAN THESE
THINGS. TELL HIM IT ISN'T TRUE!

IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO PROVE.

WE'LL JUST TAKE HER OVER
TO SEE MRS. DOLLEY.

OF COURSE, WHEN DUM-DUM
COMES TO, HE CAN TELL US,

BUT I WOULDN'T ADVISE YOU
TO WAIT FOR THAT.

DUM-DUM'S A LITTLE SORE AT YOU
FOR KILLING HIS MR. CHURCH.

MY KILLING CHURCH?
OH, NOW, REALLY--

YOU FOUND OUT
RIGHT AFTER THE MURDER

THAT HE'D DITCHED YOU
FOR SMITTY.

AND YOU KNEW THAT
HE HAD YOU IN A SPOT

WHERE HE COULD
BLACKMAIL YOU FOR LIFE.

SO YOU SHOT HIM
AS HE STOOD ON THAT LEDGE,

AND THREW THE GUN
OUT YOUR WINDOW.

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT LINDA
MILLS AND THE OTHER THINGS.

I GOT SICK AND TIRED

OF PLAYING LITTLE RED RIDING
HOOD TO THAT OLD GUY,

SO WHEN PHIL
WAS FOOLING AROUND

TRYING
TO GET MONEY OUT OF HIM,

I FOUND WE SPOKE
THE SAME LANGUAGE.

I'M NOT SORRY FOR IT.
IT WAS A CHANCE, AND I TOOK IT.

NOW, WHAT I'M GETTING AT'S THIS:
I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.

WHAT WILL YOU
OFFER US? THE MOON?

YOU LIKE THAT BRAT OF YOURS,
DON'T YOU? ALL RIGHT.

YOU LET ME WALK OUT OF HERE,

AND I'LL SEND IT BACK
IN A HALF HOUR.

FREDDIE! WHAT DID YOU
DO WITH HIM?

I PUT HIM
IN LOIS' ROOM.

GO LOOK.

SHE CAN LOOK
ALL SHE WANTS.

SHE WON'T FIND HIM.

IF ANYTHING'S
HAPPENED TO THAT KID--

Nora: NICK! NICK!

Nick: IS HE THERE?

IT ISN'T NICKIE.
NICKIE'S GONE.

MAKE UP YOUR MIND.
SEND ME TO THE CHAIR,

OR GET YOUR
KID BACK ALL IN ONE PIECE.

[SHOUTING OUTSIDE DOOR]

Woman: [ITALIAN ACCENT]
LET ME IN! LET ME IN!

Man: YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE!

Woman:
I WANT TO GO IN THERE!

LET ME IN HERE! WHERE'S
MY BABY? WHERE'S MY BABY?

[BABY CRYING]

WHERE'S MY RAPHAEL?

HE'S IN HERE.
HE'S RIGHT HERE.

Wacky: I'LL GO WITH YOU.

TRYING TO PULL
A FAST ONE, EH?

I SAW IT WASN'T THEIR KID,
AND I TOOK A CHANCE.

CAN'T BLAME ME
FOR TRYING.

COME ON.

YOU UNGRATEFUL
LITTLE FIEND!

WHAT'S THE MATTER, MA?

DON'T YOU
CALL ME MA!

HA! SO YOU ADMIT
IT'S A GAG, HUH?

WELL, BETTER LUCK
ON YOUR NEXT RACKET.

ALL RIGHT.
GET GOING.

Woman: [ITALIAN ACCENT]
GIVE ME A GUN!

GIVE ME A GUN! GIVE ME A GUN!

WHAT, ANOTHER MURDER?

THAT DOG! HE WON'T
LET ME HAVE THE BABY!

ASTA.

[ARF ARF ARF]

KEEP IT QUIET NOW,
WILL YOU?

Woman: WHERE'S MY RAPHAEL?!

ASTA!

WHERE'S MY BABY?
OH, OH, MY RAPHAEL!

MY BEAUTIFUL BABY!

[RAPHAEL CRIES]

OH, MY LOVELY
LITTLE CHERUB.

YOU SEE?

YOU CAN'T BLAME ME
FOR MAKING A MISTAKE.

THEY BOTH LOOK ALIKE,
DON'T THEY?

WHY, YOU IMBECILLE!
MY GOD!

YOU'RE MY BEAUTIFUL RAPHAEL!
YOU DON'T TELL ME--

[WOMAN'S SHOUTS RECEDE]

MOMMY...

LET'S SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN? WHAT FOR?

JUST TO GET
A LITTLE REST

AFTER OUR QUIET
WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY.

OHH...

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS.